PUP Launches Plan Belize 2.0

On Thursday night, the People’s United Party (P.U.P.) launched its Plan Belize 2.0 manifesto in San Ignacio. This comes as part of their political campaign ahead of Election Day on March 12.

In his address, party leader John Briceño detailed the progress made over the past four years but also made it clear that much more remains to be done. “I am well aware there is more that needs to be done,” he stated.

Among the key pledges were promises to improve the cost of living and make communities safer through continued crime prevention efforts. “I know the cost of living is still too high, and that we must work harder to make the basic goods and services that we need more affordable,” Briceño stated.

“I know we still have many Belizeans who are sacrificing to support their children,” he said, adding a major announcement, “That is why I am pleased to announce that right here in San Ignacio, effective next school year, Sacred Heart College will be the next school to enjoy free education from 1st form to 4th form.”

Briceño added that while things were difficult in 2019 and 2020, the situation has improved over the past four years, and they have successfully stabilised the country. He said, “We all remember what it was like in 2019 and 2020, but look at where we are now. Just four years later, we have turned things around; we have steadied the ship of state.”