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THE BELIZE TIMES
Leave MY crusader loses Belize envoy PERSPECTIVE job after Johnson intervention By Dolores Balderamos Garcia
GO UWG!!!
Last week Saturday was an important day for the United Women's Group, the Women's movement of the People's United Party. President of the group Tanya Santos convened what she styled a Strategic Planning Meeting at Independence Hall, home of the PUP. About twenty-six women participants and a few men in supportive roles brought to fruition a serious morning and afternoon session of brainstorming andEditor commitFrancis Elliott, Political ments for the way forward. February 2 2017, 12:01am, Reprinted Times only a Tanyafrom wasThe elected Andy Wigmore, left, has lost his few months ago as UWG leadrole as Belize’s diplomatic envoy. He er, and already she is giving off isgreat a spokesman for Arron Banks, secvibes and demonstrating ond left, who funded the Leave.EU her eagerness to shake things campaign up Boris and Johnson get the has group moving. forced a rival Party Leader Leave campaigner who met Donald Johnny stopped Trump before Briceño him to quit his roleby as to share his ideas with and Belize’s diplomatic envoy to us, the UK. he Andy stayed on for a who good was deal the of Wigmore, communications for Leave. the time as wedirector discussed and EU, left his as a trade and inplanned ourrole future. vestment envoy for last week I viewed myBelize participation amid questions over whether he had not as a keynote speaker. I breached a ban on diplomats endidn't only want to get up and gaging in political activity during the pontificate. Instead I helped to Brexit campaign. lead some of our Mr Wigmore, 50, discussions is a spokeson for theArron history thebankrolled United man Banks,ofwho Women'sThey Group, ownLeave.EU. both women met Mr Trump ing ourafter critical role ininnational shortly his victory the US presidential election along with Nigel governance, and identifying our Farage, the former Ukip leader. goals and objectives as a vital The meeting in Trump arm of our political party. Towers embarrassed both Theresa and There are two majorMay planks Mr Johnson, the foreign secretary. of our deliberations in my view. It was made worse when Mr Trump First, I believe thatFarage it is so imsuggested that Mr should portant for us to sensitize ourbe appointed as UK ambassador to selves to gender issues. I do Washington. notShortly believe that women are afterwards, Mr Banks automatically more aware of accused the Foreign Office of seeking to punish Mr than Wigmore raissocial issues menby are. ing whether he had Wequestions all need over to focus keenly on abused his diplomatic status by enthe social fabric of our country gaging in political activity. and train ourselves and others “It’s utterly disgraceful that they to appreciate this gender perare trying to punish Andy. It just spective. as they I have shows how Similarly, out of touch are. said before, women leaders do They should be applauding the connot always bring with gender awarenection we have Trump, not ness to their work. feeling is complaining, ” he toldMy The Sunday that Tanya and our UWG sisters Times last November. Sirare Alan Duncan, thethe Foreign Ofwho now leading charge fice minister, revealed Mr Wigmore’s need to adopt and incorporate departure as perspective an accreditedinto “diplothis gender our matic agent” in a letter to Dominic role and our work. Grieve, the Tory MP, who had passed Secondly, I feel very strongon a constituent’s complaint. ly “It that theLeave.EU United itself Women's is for to conGroup must not merely be an firm Mr Wigmore’s involvement in
auxiliary to the party itself. Yes, we must do our part in promoting the work of the party, but we are not just helpmates to our male colleagues. The United Women's Group must be a strong, independent party arm and we must have a strong and independent voice. To this end I was very pleased that the session included working groups which discussed and formulated goals and objectives fromorganisation, this independent andAlan gen-on that ” wrote Sir der sensitized point ofI view. Yes, January 24. “However, can confirm that certainly expect those we we have to raise money inenjoying order privileges andactivities immunities the UK to to carry on andinmobilize abide by the provisions of the groups in all districts. And Vienna yes, Convention Relations. ” there haveontoDiplomatic be events and acThe Belize High Commission had tivities. Women are very good at informed the Foreign Office that Mr cooperating and jumping into the Wigmore’s appointment as a diplomatic tasks at hand. PUP women must agent “would end on January 23, 2017,” Stay Engaged, Agitate, Camhe concluded. paign Contest!!! Theand Vienna Convention says diplowehave need to benotable to maticAlso, agents a “duty to interfere in the internaland affairs” of their host speak quickly cogently to state. Mr Wigmore, whose mother the issues of the day. Public rela-is Belizean, he was tions andacknowledged visibility will bethat extremely “fair game” and that “it didn’t look beneficial. And the SWOT Analysis good” that he had become embroiled identified crucial factors to be adin the Brexit campaign. dressed. of avoid our Strengths He saidSome that to embarrassinclude a very proud history of ing the Belize government, he would women's involvement andenvoy wom-to instead serve as diplomatic en leaders and major accomplishWashington, where he would seek to mentsa week for women children. spend a month and building ties between the small Caribbeanwould state be and Weaknesses admittedly the US administration. at times a lack of continuity in the “I never worked Leave.EU. I’m a group's work andfor the perception director for Arron Banks’ company. I got of the party as a whole as needinvolved in it because of Arron. I have ing more urgent reform. Opportua dual citizenship and can vote but as I nities, getting however, are many. We Ican started involved in Brexit was use the social media in spreading starting to embarrass the Belize governthe message and Belizeans are ment. fed“The up ofprime the corrupt ministerbusiness-asand high comusual of the administration. missioner said,UDP ‘Look, this could embarrass they’vetosent me to ThreatsBelize’, wouldso have include Washington instead. I’m quite comfortthe difficulty of sustaining a mesable it.” to a jaded electorate. sagewith of hope Mr Wigmore has the alsoOpportuemerged However, I feel that as a link between Mr Farage and Lord nities far outweigh the difficulties Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party faced. vice-chairman. The billionaire is a friend UWG ismother. receiving a shot in of MrThe Wigmore’s theMr arm from right-hand the new participation Banks’ man took the of young and dynamic women former Ukip leader on holiday to who Belize are ready to rollfailed up their sleeves after Mr Farage to win Thanet South the general Wigand toin begin takingelection. on the Mr tasks. more told the Evening Standard last The women of the party are more August that Mr Farage caught a shark than ready to show that we are during the and trip. better than the other different “Brexit will be excellent for Belize,” gals and guys. The future does look he also told the newspaper. “No tariff positive. I say emphatically: on sugar for a small country is “GO worth UNITED WOMEN'S GROUP!!! millions.”
2017
DERELICTION OF DUTY: GOB FAILS TO MEET UNESCO DEADLINE The People’s United Party informs all supporters inAGAIN! the following
PUP NOTICE
Constituencies thatReef nominations The Belize Barrier was placedare now being accepted for positions on the Constituency Executive Committee. on the List of World Heritage Sites in
Danger in 2009 because of concerns on1. the sale,Belize lease and development of Rural South mangrove islands, theNorth absence of a 2. Belize and Rural solid framework aimed at en3. regulatory Belize Rural Central suring its exceptional and unique values 4. Mesopotamia remain. Furthermore in 2010, the World 5. Collet Heritage Committee expressed its seri6. Queen Square ous concerns about the potential for oil 7. Albert developments within and immediately 8. Independence adjacent toLake the iconic World Heritage 9. Corozal Bay site. 10. Walk Central Belize’sOrange Prime Minister agreed with UNESCO to a road map called the Deis required sired State offor Conservation in January are government Positions which nominations being accepted ARE: to explicitly state all the measures it is taking to 2015, to remove the Belize Barrier Reef 1. Chairperson have our only World Heritage Site reoff2. Deputy-Chairperson the black list. The removal would moved from the blacklist. It is not clear signal that government regulations and 3. Secretary whether the Government is working policies are providing a conducive and 4. Treasurer of a report or have completely forgotsupportive environment for the integrity 5. Assistant Treasurer ten about this important international of the reef. This is especially as the tour6. Campaign Manager obligation. ism and fishing industries depend on 7. Deputy Campaign Manager Instead of focusing on ensuring the optimal functioning of Belize’s ma8. Communications Director the protection of the reef, the Govrine ecosystems. 9. It a clear Logistics Coordinator ernment has been continuing to puract of omission and deresue offshore oil permitting damaging liction of duty to this important national development on the islands near the resource, as the Government of BeThe Closing Date for nominationsreef. for those interested in any Multibeam surveys planned for lize has once again failed to submit a position on thewhich Executive Committee is March 3, 2017 at cancelled 4:00 last month in January were report to UNESCO was due on p.m. only after outcry from conservation orFebruary 1st, 2017. This report is called ganizations and tourism stakeholders. the State Party Report in which the
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