PUP consulting the Belizean people

Orange Walk Town, Tuesday, February 16, 2010

An enthusiastic crowd of several hundred people packed the La Immaculada School’s auditorium and courtyard here in Orange Walk to hear and participate in the first national consultations with the Belizean people by the People’s United Party tonight.

The crowd listened attentively as PUP Party Leader and Orange Walk Central area representative Hon. John Briceno, Deputy Party Leader and Freetown area representative Hon. Francis Fonseca and Belmopan Constituency Committee Chairman, and former Deputy Commissioner of Police Ms. Maureen Leslie spoke on several issues impacting on the lives of ordinary Belizeans nationwide.

The Party Leader’s concise but thorough review of Belize’s social, political and economic situation underlined the Barrow administration’s “can’t do anything right” type of governance and resonated heavily with those assembled.

He concluded: “”It is time for the UDP to deliver on their promises.”It is time for the UDP to lead or leave.

Mrs. Leslie’s frank, feisty but still folksy style quickly won over the gathering. Obviously drawing from her experience of 35 years in uniform she railed against the continuing increase in violent crime and vowed that she would continue to fight for the Belize that she loved and cherished.

Ï have to fight for you,” she said. Ï have to fight for your children. I have to fight for the people of Orange Walk and Corozal. I will not stop fighting for the people of Belize.

Hon. Francis Fonseca may be low keyed but his words carried tremendous weight as he critique the UDP lack of economic competence by outlining how that had transformed the viable and robust economy they inherited into a bankrupt and shrinking mess.

It is time for the government to act strategically,” he declared, “and decisively intervene …” to avert an economic collapse.

In an hour long question and answer session that ensued the panel addressed every concern put them, whether it was on oil, relevant education, the failing standards and values, increasing crime, victimization, the UDP’s land quitar policy, with advice, recommendations, words of encouragement for flagging spirits and most of all the sure promise of better to come.

The next consultation is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 2th in the twin towns of San Ignacio, Santa El

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