Shyne Barrow, UDP Leader
"The only optimistic thing about the new year is that we as Belizeans can implement Operation Rescue Belize, implement Operation Save Belize from the heartless PUP government in these General Elections that are coming. Belizeans will not be fooled by infiltration, they will not be fooled by the distractions whereas the Briceno government has used all kind of subversion and insurrection so that we are not talking about policies but we are talking about people and personality. But the United Democratic Party will not yield to such diversion tactics."

"The next UDP Barrow government will on day 1 reinstate all of the social welfare programs that help so many Belizeans during our 13 years. And we will not only reinstate but we will expand those programs, which is what the People's United Party promised to do."

"If you are not aware, a vote for this PUP government in the coming General Elections will result in at least 5 new taxes and increased taxes. We have the village trade tax where all ministers in Cabinet voted for the passage of the new trade license bill that now taxes roadside vendors, yard cleaners, runman, everyone trying to get into the economy."

"You have the NHI tax which my colleague brother Perrera is going to go into as the shadow minister of health."

"We have the city garbage tax. The government has already agreed with City Councils that after elections they will approve on a garbage collection tax for residents who already pay annually increased property taxes."

"And the one that is really, all of them are outrageous, but this hotel tax increase of almost 40% that the government is trying to implement, every stakeholder that I have spoken to in the tourism industry is saying this is a death nail to the tourism industry."