SI/SE Mayor Says He Supports Moses “Shyne” Barrow 

Notably absent from Sunday’s Alliance for Democracy Unity Convention was the only elected U.D.P. mayor, Earl Trapp. He has been quite vocal over the last couple of years about his desire to see the party unified. We caught up with him in San Ignacio while the convention was happening in Belize City. We pressed him on where his allegiance lies. Here is what he told us.

 

Earl Trapp, Mayor, SI/SE

“I will tell you what and it is obvious, our party is divided and it is difficult for me, but what I did is that as an independent minded person I believe in the best interest of the people of this country, in the best interest of the country, I don’t believe this convention should have taken place. We already had an agreement and an understanding that we would have gone into the next general elections with honorable Shyne as the leader. So, I just believe that would have been the best way forward. Thereafter, depends on what happens, either or, we need to do a general reform. If it is not done then we are not going anywhere.”

 

Paul Lopez

“So where does your support lie?”

 

Earl Trapp

“For this moment I will tell you that I am just, I am not shying away from the question. At this moment I will say yes, I am in favor, I am in support of Shyne, because he is the current leader of the party. If Shyne should say alright, you, you and you, unu guh, I will replace you with Jack and Tim, that is a recipe for disaster because we would cancel ourselves in those areas. For example, Albert and Collett, those are winnable seats. So, if he decides to say, Tracy you going and Faber you gone.”

 

Paul Lopez

“But it is not if he has decided, he has decided.”

Earl Trap

“If the two factions is to stay apart then it is a sure seat for the PUPs that should have been a UDP seat.”