Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Politics and Government

UDP wins Municipal Elections in San Pedro Town; PUP questions results

Daniel Guerrero and his six United Democratic Party (UDP) Councillors have been declared winners of the 2018 Municipal Elections held on Wednesday, March 7th. However, that victory is being questioned, with allegations of discrepancies in the election’s official results.

UDP 7 celebrates pre-election rally in San Pedro Town

A day after the People’s United Party (PUP) Town Council Slate held their pre-election rally at the Honorable Louis Sylvestre Sporting Complex, the incumbent...

Letter to the Editor: My vote counts, so does yours

An election is how we hire our management team – we sometimes forget that they work for us, and spend our money.If you were hiring a team to run your household, property, or business, would you hire a team that: - Refuses to explain what they have done with your money for the past 6 years? - Refuses to answer to their shortcomings and plans are for another 3 years? - Ignores their employer?

PUP 7 hosts pre-election rally in San Pedro Town

Supporters of the People’s United Party (PUP) San Pedro Town Council Slate gathered at the Honorable Louis Sylvestre Sporting Complex to witness their last...

Unannounced swearing-in of new Justices of the Peace surprises the President of San Pedro JP Association

The swearing-in of 12 new Justices of the Peace (JP) along with four current JPs sworn-in as Senior Justices of the Peace took Pastor Clive Welsh, President of the San Pedro Association of Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of the Supreme Court by surprise when he was not notified of the event. The official swearing-in was made public when it was posted on the United Democratic Party (UDP) San Pedro Facebook page, showing the Attorney General of Belize, Michael Peyrefitte officiating the event in the company of incumbent Mayor Daniel Guerrero, and Area Representative Honourable Manuel Heredia Jr., on Friday, February 23rd at The San Pedro Town Council’s conference room.

Mayor Daniel Guerrero says NO to Candidate Debate

Since January 2012 Reef Radio/TV and The San Pedro Sun have been coordinating ta candidate debate to allow the public's questions to be answered. While PUP Mayoral Candidate André Pérez has confirmed his attendance at the 2018 Mayoral Candidate debate, UDP Mayoral Candidate Daniel Guerrero has gone on record stating that he categorically would not participate in the debate. At this time the organizers are discussing how to proceed with this forum.

Candidates officially nominated for Municipal Elections; will elected candidates present Financial Disclosure?

Both the PUP and UDP Municipal Elections Candidates for the San Pedro Town Council have officially been nominated. Voting takes place March 7, 2018.

San Pedro’s PUP 7 launches Manifesto on Ambergris Caye

As the 2018 Municipal Elections draw near, the event gave the opportunity to the aspiring candidates to present what they want to accomplish if they manage to be elected.