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Aragon: Tough Time For UDP
posted (August 23, 2016)
So, right now, with all this breaking, it's a tough time to be a member of the ruling UDP, especially for those young politicians who are at the beginning of their career. The Barrow Administration is lurching from one scandal to the next, having only being given a small ease from the William Danny Mason saga.

So, what does what Orange Walk East Representative think about the Auditor General's reports? That's what we asked him today, and here's how he responded:

Daniel Ortiz
"It would be a very tough time to be affiliated with the UDP Government. Are you prepared for that?"

Hon. Elodio Aragon Jr., Minister of State, Youth, Culture & Sports
"First and foremost I am a representative of the people of Orange Walk East Division and I've been given this opportunity to serve them as a representative in the House of Representatives and thus a part of the United Democratic Party in government and I will continue to do that. I don't see any issues that are there. I was not there in terms of that, so I don't see it as an issue. Of course there are issues out there and I think those are being addressed as best as they can by the government."

Daniel Ortiz
"Would it be something that cause regret for you as a member of the party that it continues to remain embattled?"

Hon. Elodio Aragon Jr., Minister of State, Youth, Culture & Sports
"These issues, you will always find them. I think that it is how we deal with these issues, and I do think the Prime Minister has done what he had to do in terms of dealing with the Immigration issues; I think what the Attorney General is doing right now, in terms of dealing with the Vital Statistics Office, these are the things a Government has to deal with; corruption is about the eye, it's not only about the act but it's also about the people who commit these things, and a lot of these people, sadly, are within our public service system. And what the Government has to do is to crack down on these things and to ensure we reduce these things. And I think the United Democratic Party has shown its will in terms of dealing with the issues; whether it was the Minister responsible for Immigration and otherwise, these things have shown that under the leadership of the Right Honourable Dean Barrow he has taken such actions, and therefore we continue to ensure that we do our best to govern this country."

As we said, the reports are voluminous, and we've only just gotten possession of them today. We'll have more for you a little later in the news, and much more in the days to come.

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