Politics and Government

With general elections scheduled for March 12th, the campaign season is officially underway across the country. The governing People’s United Party (PUP) launched its election campaign with a massive national convention on Sunday, February 16th, at the Civic Center in Belize City. All 31 standard bearers, along with their delegates and supporters, gathered inside the center while many others waited outside for the afterparty.

On February 11th, Prime Minister Honorable Dr. John Briceño announced that Wednesday, March 12th, will be the general election, making it a public and bank holiday. The election will allow Belizeans to choose whether to re-elect their government or select a new administration.

Belizeans are set to vote in the general election scheduled for 2025, where they will choose either to re-elect the current government led by the People's United Party (PUP) or to elect a new administration. Prime Minister Honorable Dr. John Briceño, a prominent figure in the PUP for decades, seeks re-election for a second term. On Wednesday, January 22nd, Briceño shared with reporters in Belize City that he hopes to retire from electoral politics after serving a second term.

San Pedro Mayor Gualberto ‘Wally’ Nuñez traveled to Washington, D.C., USA to attend President Donald Trump's inauguration events. On Sunday, January 19th, he attended a private reception, where he mingled with various members of Congress and influential leaders.

As of January 20th, the United States of America (USA) has a new president. Donald J. Trump returned to the White House for a second time, serving as the 47th President after winning the presidential election in November of the previous year along with his running mate, James David Vance. In the first hours of his presidency, Trump signed a series of executive orders, some of which called for mass deportations of undocumented residents and proposed changes to foreign aid for countries like Belize.

Donald Trump has secured his second term as the President of the United States following “one of the most polarizing elections in recent history.” The Tuesday, November 5, 2024, presidential election saw a record voter turnout. Trump, representing the Republican Party, competed against Vice President Kamala Harris from the Democratic Party.

On October 20th, a convention was held to remove the current Leader of the Opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), resulting in the election of...

A political convention was held at the Civic Centre in Belize City on Sunday, October 20th, by the United Democratic Party (UDP) as part of the Alliance for Democracy movement to replace the current leader, Honorable Dr. Moses ‘Shyne’ Barrow. However, since then, no significant changes have been observed within the opposition party as Barrow remains at the helm of the UDP and has stated that those involved in the event, specifically Area Representatives Honorable Patrick Faber and Tracy Panton, are no longer members of his party. He claims that the convention was unlawful under the UDP constitution, and, as a result, the outcomes of the convention do not impact his position within the political organization.