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UDP + Dr. Carla B.
posted (January 20, 2015)
Political circles have been buzzing all day about a mystery UDP Press Conference tomorrow. An invitation sent out this afternoon only refers to, quote, "an announcement on party matters" by party Leader Dean Barrow.

But what will he announce? Well, we heard it's a new political candidate for the party - but yesterday the Prime Minister very deliberately dodged our question:..

Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"This is a party, a UDP press conference, not a government of Belize."

Jules Vasquez
"I've heard that a bog announcement will be made about a new candidate."

Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"Indeed."

Jules Vasquez
"You care to share?"

Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"No sir, I don't. That will take all the fun out of the press conference."

Late word to 7News is that the party will announce a new candidate for the Freetown Division - which is just about the only open seat in the country - since conventions have been held in the 13 other seats, which are not held by UDP Elected Representatives. Credible reports tells us that it will be Dr. Carla Barnett, currently the Chairman of the Belize Tourism Board. Barnett is a former financial secretary under Said Musa, also former Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM and the former Vice President of the Caribbean development Bank. But she's never been a politician, and tomorrow we expect to find out why she's going into a division to challenge the leader of the opposition, Francis Fonseca in a seat he has won three times.

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