And while the mayor had to back-pedal on that one, he is moving forward in Caribbean Shores. As we reported last night, credible reports say he intends to challenge Area Representative Santino Castillo for his seat as Standard Bearer. Today the mayor told us he definitely interested but shied away from saying he's ready to play politics.
Darrell Bradley - Mayor, Belize City
"Persons have approached me from Caribbean Shores, I'm talking about members of the Caribbean Shores Committee. That's an area that I have very close contacts with, I worked previously on Carlos Perdomo's campaign - I assisted him in public relations. I have very strong contacts and ties in that area. Persons had approached me for running in that area. I will say at this moment that is not something that I have ruled out and I am actively considering that as an option. But at this present moment, my total focus is directed at being an effective Mayor. The city has a lot of challenges and I am in no way thinking in any kind of elections."
Jules Vasquez
"Many of the streets that you have to pave right now and are being paved are in Caribbean Shores. Is this something that you are thinking of that could work for you in the medium term if you choose to change?"
Darrell Bradley
"I want to say this. I do not want this to be miscontrued in any way in the public. One of the things that I would never do as Mayor is use one office for the advantage of the other. I don't want any member of the public to feel that this City Council would unfairly or disproportionately direct resources in one particular area."
Two minutes ago we got through to Area Representative Santino Castillo via What's App. He is in Salvador attending a CAB EI Meting.
He says, "with the municipal bond, street paving, park renovations, new garbage fees and various disputes with waste management companies, market vendors and taxi drivers…not to mention the fried chicken man, I find it hard to believe that the mayor would have the spare time to even think about running for another office. I won my seat convincingly and as the leadership of the Party has suggested, we could both win our seats if he took the other division being suggested, which is one we lost. However, Jules I have never backed down from a challenge and will defend my seat with all my vigor from any challenger" End quote.
We'll have more from the mayor later as we ask him about the demolition of the two Bhojwani band-stands – because Mr. Bhojwani says his foundation wants a refund for its charitable donations which have now been reduced to rubble.
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