PUP Press Release – Infanticide
May 16th, 2013May 1, 2013 The People’s United Party expresses its shock and deep concern at the unspeakable tragedy that unfolded last weekend in which a mother took the lives of three of her four children and attempted to take her own. The Party believes that this unprecedented incident brings into sharp focus the extreme challenges that →
Press Release – Office of the Chairman Public Accounts Committee
April 30th, 2013OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Hon Julius Espat April 30, 2013 PUP Press Release The People’s United Party’s (PUP) members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are concerned with the recent pattern of intimidation and possible victimization tactics by the United Democratic Party and the present Government to cease public discussion →
Press Release on Important Supreme Court Decisions Against GoB
April 24th, 2013April 22, 2013 Press Release on Important Supreme Court Decisions Against GoB The People’s United Party (PUP) notes with interest two very important Supreme Court decisions made last week against the Government of Belize, namely, the Oceana Decision and the Bar Association Constitutional Challenge. In the Oceana case the Court ruled that various Offshore Contracts →
PUP STATEMENT ON GUATEMALA’S PROPOSALS
April 9th, 2013PUP STATEMENT ON GUATEMALA’S PROPOSALS On Sunday March 17, 2013 Guatemala put forward certain proposals that make clear its intention to breach its agreement with Belize to hold simultaneous referenda on October 6, 2013. The People’s United Party (PUP) rejects any proposal which violates the spirit and letter of the Special Agreement signed by →
Statement on Passing of President Hugo Chavez
March 6th, 20136 March 2013 PRESS RELEASE PUP STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ The Leader of the People’s United Party the Hon. Francis Fonseca sends a message of deep sympathy and condolence to the Government and people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the passing of President Hugo Chavez. “President Chavez was →
PUP Views on Threat of Media Personnel
March 6th, 2013February 13, 2013 PRESS RELEASE The People’s United Party views the threat of legal action levied against Plus TV and Mr. Patrick Andrews, a private citizen, by the Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, as a threat against democracy and an attempt to stifle public discourse on an issue that is concerning to all Belizeans, →