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Belize City, October 7, 2021 “Test, test test! Isolate, isolate, isolate!”, was Opposition Leader Hon. Patrick Faber’s urgent call to the Government of Belize and to the Ministry of Health and Wellness to make COVID testing free for everyone and do more tests for COVID-19, as a way to slow the spread of the virus. Faber was backed by a team of health professionals: Dr. George Gough, Dr. Alain Gonzalez and Dr. Shanikka Arnold, who offered several recommendations at a press con

Hon. Patrick Faber remains the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), the party’s chairman, Hon. Michael Peyrefitte informed Sunday afternoon. Today, the United Democratic Party hosted their recall convention at the Birds Isle in Belize City, and after several hours at the polls, at 4:00 this evening it was announced that the Hon. Patrick Faber remained the leader of the United Democratic Party. Following the subsequent counting of the ballots, UDP Chairman Michael Peyr

Mesopotamia’s Area Representative Moses “Shyne” Barrow is now the Leader of the Opposition! Barrow, who has only been in elected office for eight months, has now climbed to the highest ranks of the United Democratic Party (UDP), having been official sworn in by the Governor-General of Belize on Thursday, formally replacing the Hon. Patrick Faber. On Tuesday, Barrow hand-delivered his letter to the Governor-General’s Office in Belmopan, which officially had put into motion a p

History was put into motion on Thursday at the United Democratic Headquarters in Belize City when just after midday several UDP representatives hand-delivered a petition signed by a resounding number of UDP delegates to unseat Patrick Faber as the Leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Former UDP Candidate Tony Herrera handed in the results of the petition The near 300 votes came from UDP delegates who hail from 26 different constituencies and who apparently no longer h

The Leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Hon Patrick Faber, whose role remains under attack by members of his party, has emerged for the first time to comment on the latest rumblings within his party aimed at unseating him from his role as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives following the release of video footage which caught him in yet another domestic spat. “The matters are being handled internally and I’d like to keep it that way,” Faber told th

“Shyne” Barrow says Hon. Faber does not enjoy the confidence of the Opposition “Patrick Faber does not enjoy the confidence of the majority of Opposition Members of the House. Tracy Panton enjoys the confidence of the majority of Opposition Members of the House.” This Facebook statement from United Democratic Party (UDP)’s Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, who now refers to himself as the UDP’s Chief Whip, confirms the earlier reports of internal rumblings aimed at removing Hon. Pat