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Earlier we showed you the public works that are presently underway in Crooked Tree to raise the causeway. Those works – and others slated for the division will happen in Belize Rural North whether or not area representative Edmond Castro wins his convention in two weeks.

He's going up against Dwight Tillett, a former campaign manager of his and a former CEO in his Ministry. Tillett is confident that because of his personal history and track record in the division, he can beat Castro who has faced off multiple challengers over the years. Castro told us he couldn't be bothered:

Hon. Edmund Castro - Area Representative, Belize Rural North

"The prime minister is supporting me, the entire cabinet is supporting me. This is not like - I remembered in the past 2 conventions where the cabinet was split and some of my colleagues were going up against me. The prime minister assures me that he is with me and the entire cabinet are with me. If you notice my cabinet colleague Hon. John Saldivar is here and I think last week or two Mr. Faber was at a function I had. And in the past minister Faber and I found ourselves on different sides of the fight in conventions but no longer minister Faber is against me. None of my colleagues are against me on this fight. So I think who ever wants to fool themselves and show their hat in the race."

Daniel Ortiz

"The person you are going up against in the UDP convention isn't just anybody, he's a former campaign manager, a former campaign personality for you, Mr. Dwight."

Hon. Edmund Castro

"He's a disgruntled person, he had been working as my CEO and even before working as my CEO, I had lobbied for him to get the job as CEO under Marcel Cardona. He couldn't work with Marcel Cardona, he walked away, he left the job because he couldn't handle it. Hon. Finnegan took him on, he couldn't handle working with Hon. Finnegan, he left that. He was my CEO, I informed the PM, I told the PM he will not stay just like he didn't stay with the next 2 guys. He will not stay, he's not somebody that will stay nothing for too long. He walked away from that, so he is basically a disgruntle person, want to throw his hat in the race. Lot of the people out here don't know really know him. He born and partly grew up in Crooked Tree but he has left Crooked Tree for many many years."

The convention will be on May 31st.