Peoples United Party

Secretariat

PRESS RELEASE

23 January 2012

The Peoples United Party, at a meeting of its National Party Council, held on Saturday, 21st January, 2012, passed the following resolutions:

RESOLUTION ON FOUR YEAR TERM AND FIXED DATE ELECTIONS

CONVINCED THAT the work that a Belizean Government must undertake during its time in office CAN AND SHOULD be accomplished an efficient manner during a four year term; COMMITTED to the belief that NO Prime Minister should abuse the power to determine that General Elections should be held at any time during his term in office; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PEOPLES UNITED PARTY:

PLEDGES TO AMEND THE LAW TO PROVIDE FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE;

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WILL CHANGE THE LAW TO ENSURE FIXED DATE GENERAL ELECTIONS. RESOLUTION ON IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY REFORM

BEARING IN MIND the current and illegal WAVE OF MASS INSTANT CITIZENSHIPS being promoted and perpetrated by this UDP Government in a desperate and naked attempt to subvert our democracy; CONSCIOUS THAT the Belizeans are outraged by the gross flouting of the law and those long established practices, procedures and safeguards of the Immigration Department in respect of citizenship applications; RECOGNIZING THAT it is necessary to reform our nations immigration law and policy so that the current situation never occurs again; ASSERTING that Belize will remain a strong democracy only when we restore confidence in ourselves, our laws and institutions, when government is accountable to the people, and the politics of self-gratification, greed and vindictiveness is replaced by the participation of all;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PEOPLES UNITED PARTY WILL:

PASS A LAW TO STOP THE ISSUANCE OF NATIONALITY CERTIFICATES THREE MONTHS BEFORE NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

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REMOVE MINISTERIAL DISCRETION CONTAINED IN S. 29(3) OF THE BELIZE CONSTITUTION APPOINT AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION TO REVIEW IMMIGRATION POLICY AND LAWS AND IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS For further details contact Senator Lisa Shoman, Communications Director at phone number 610-3575.

ENDS

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#3 Queen Street, Belize City Telephone: (501) 674-9958 Facsimile: (501) 223-3476 Email: pupsecretariat@yahoo.com Website: www.pup.org.bz