Prime Minister Responds to Former PM Barrow’s Prediction of Third PUP Term

The interview also turned to former Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s assessment of the political landscape. Barrow recently said that, as things stand, the PUP looks likely to win a third consecutive term. He linked that outlook to the UDP’s difficulty in coming together as an effective opposition, even as he criticised the government’s record. Today, Briceño responded to those comments and the suggestion that his party is already better positioned for the next general election.

John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize: “I think that former Prime Minister Barrow has begrudgingly admitted that the government is doing a good job. We’re not perfect. We make mistakes but we whenever we make any mistake and we become aware of it, we try to correct it. We don’t try to hide from it. And that whole idea that we have in trying to fight to find ways to make the lives of Belizeans better we have never drawn away from that. And I know that there have been a lot of talking about this whole issue of social justice is. Our government is about social justice. Every single day we breathe, we talk, we think, we dream everything about social justice and how we can find ways to make the lives of our citizens better. So I think he saw what’s inevitable and whatever is going on within his party, that’s their business, I have to worry about all party and making sure that we remain focused in getting the work of the people done.”