EBC Issues Correction on Nomination Day Details

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has issued a correction regarding its earlier press release on the nominations for the upcoming March 12th General Elections. The statement revealed errors in the names of two political parties. The Belizean Justice Movement was initially listed as the “Belize Justice Movement,” while the General Opportunity Development Party was listed as the “Good Opportunity Development Party.”

The EBC received a total of 90 nominations on Monday. These include 41 from the United Democratic Party (UDP), 31 from the People’s United Party (PUP), 7 from the Belizean Justice Movement, and one from the General Opportunity Development Party. The People’s National Party secured 2 nominations, the People’s Democratic Party 4, and 4 nominations were made by independent candidates.

As previously reported, the Fort George Area Representative Henry Charles Usher and Pickstock Area Representative Anthony Mahler were declared winners without contest after their opponents failed to show up for nomination. Usher saw his challenger, Melvin Hewlett, absent from the event, while Mahler secured another term after his opponent, Dean Samuels, did not appear for his nomination. Both Hewlett and Samuels were candidates running under the UDP led by Moses “Shyne” Barrow.