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Well one caretaker who is none too cheerful about it is the UDP's Michael Hutchinson. The former Belize Rural Central Representative has been holding over for the UDP in the area since he lost the last election in 2012. But now he's about to face a convention with two challengers, Dean Samuels and Beverly Castillo. And he says that three way race is why he's been boxed out of his share of Christmas Cheer:..

Michael Hutchinson
"People have been flocking me and ask me when am I going to spend my $25,000. It's sad that it had happened this way and it is also sad that sad that it had announced that care takers that this money that would be given to Belize Rural Central would be disperse through the village council. I have no problem with that being disperse through the village council. By any means whether it came through me or the village council, it would be given to the people, but the thing is that it was not given to me and I am still getting a flogging for it by the people; people are not only harassing me but also my family members, throwing all sorts of insult of me receiving cash and withholding. I want to set the record straight and let the people of Belize Rural Central know that they need to speak to their village council; their chairman or other council members, so that they can received whatsoever benefits they can received from the $25,000."

"I am not handling it. I am just here to set the record straight, to let the people of Belize Rural Central know that that is not the case. Like I say, it's a bit of an insult to me, but I am willing to let it go. This money has gone to the village chairman and I ask the village council chairman to go and visit the Ministry of Human Development. Some have received their Christmas cheer and have been distributing, those that have not yet, I am telling them to go back to the Ministry of Human Development because the $25,000 is being split according to sizes of villages."

"I met a guy that tells me where did I spend the $25,000 on? That is a rented vehicle that I am driving to get me around in preparing me for my convention. I want to set the record straight that I have not received that Christmas cheer, go to your local village council."

Geovanni Brackett
"Have you even spoken or try to reach word to the Prime Minister to ask him if you could possible put your name in and when can you do so for your Christmas cheer?"

Michael Hutchinson
"I did sent a text to the Prime Minister and I received back another text messaging saying due to the circumstances in Belize Rural Central.. in my view of it, you don't want to give one person mileage over the other. My thing to that is that I have been the care taken for two years and I believe the funds were to be distributed by me in the area. Like I said, it was a Cabinet decision and I will just have to abide by that."