The Embassy of Taiwan shared the happiness and joy of their National Day with various municipalities distributing goodwill bags in Belize City, Belmopan, and Orange Walk in lieu of a Taiwan National Day reception due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Mar 5, 2021
A Wrap Up of Municipal Elections 2021
The People’s United Party served the United Democratic Party a major defeat in the 2021 Municipal Elections. The P.U.P. went from controlling three full councils to majority control of all nine. The U.D.P. was left with only two seats in the west where the P.U.P., after many years, was able to make dent in the red hills of the towns by securing five councilor seats. As our wrap up of the municipal elections, we take a cursory look at the results from the elections. Here’s the story.
Mar 4, 2021
Ladrick Sheppard
We go back north to take a look at the municipals and we start with Orange Walk Town. A little over sixty percent of the voters went out the polls and at the end of the day, some six thousand one hundred and seventy-one ballots were cast. The night ended with resounding victory for the P.U.P. where the P.U.P. has been a stronghold for multiple back-to-back terms. Our reporter Andrea Polanco was in the north when victory was declared; here’s her report.
Ladrick Sheppard, Mayor Elect, Orange Walk Town
“I think the hard work that we were doing from since January ending up paying off. This is a big victory for the party because we know that Orange Walk has always been blue. If we had lost then something would have been wrong. But the end result is huge. I can’t believe the amount of votes we won this time because this is my fourth election. Running as the mayoral candidate, I think we deserved it and we are going to go work for the
Jan 19, 2021
Introducing the P.U.P.’s Mad Bull and His Fellow Councillor Candidates
The municipal election will be held on Wednesday, March third. Both major political parties have been working on finalizing their slates in each municipality. In Orange Walk, the P.U.P. selected the new mayoral candidate following the successful election of Kevin Bernard as Orange Walk East area representative. Councilor Ladrick “Mad Bull” Sheppard has stepped up to lead a team of young and new candidates. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo met the young politicians on the campaign trail today.
Hipolito Novelo, Reporting
The P.U.P.’s Orange Walk slate is ready for battle on March third. Ladrick “Mad Bull” Sheppard wants to be the next Orange Walk Mayor, and he is leading a young and new slate under the theme “together development continues.”