PUP Northern Caucus Hosts Unity Accord

The picturesque village of Patchakan was the scene last Tuesday night of a unique Special Meeting of the nine member Northern Caucus  of the People’s United Party. They had come together to forge an accord of Party Unity. To this end, they had also invited representatives from the other regional Caucuses  and what ensued was a two hour long meeting which saw the very vocal and active participation of some one hundred eighty representatives from across the length and breath of Belize. The impressive turnout included Chairpersons and/or divisional committee representatives  from  twenty-two  divisions in the North, West, South and the Belize District.

The theme and focus that reverberated from all corners was that of the need to unite in order to fight the real enemies of poverty, failing economy, dire decay in the cities and towns and the tarnished image and continuous state of siege by crime in Belize City.  The supporters gathered were greeted and encouraged to voice their collective disgust with the perception that the Party was still divided along old issues when the way of life was so threatened by the victimization and nepotism being so boldly practiced against the average Belizean in general and PUP supporters specifically.

By the time the last committee rep had spoken, the Northern Caucus put forward a resolution, which was unanimously supported by all Caucus Members present and received the approval of all other representatives present. It  stated:

“Be it resolved that on the ^24th August 2010, the PUP Northern Caucus met for the a special meeting and endorsed the Hon. John Briceño for Party Leader at the upcoming convention of the People’s United Party to be held later this year.  Also be it resolved that the Northern Caucus requested that the Party hold its National Council as early as possible in an effort to unite to achieve victory in the upcoming elections both at the municipal and national levels.” The meeting closed with a word of thanks and a call to unity by the Party Leader, the Hon. John Briceno.

The list of PUP Divisional Committees  represented  at the meeting is as  follows:

1. Corozal Bay                2. Corozal North                          3. Corozal Southwest

4.   Orange Walk North    5. Orange Walk Central         6. Orange Walk East

7.   Orange Walk South    8. Belize Rural North              9.  Belize Rural South

10. Stann Creek West      11.Dangriga                             12. Toledo East

13. Toledo West            14.Cayo South                            15. Cayo Central

16. Cayo North             17.Cayo West                             18. Cayo Northeast

19. Belmopan                            20, Pickstock                               21. Caribbean Shores

22.  Fort George

Also present were the Presidents of the Marshalls and the Belize Youth Movement (BYM)and  several members of the Order of Distinguished Service (ODS) including Messers Sam Waight, Belis Carballo, and Armando Valdez.

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