PUP Endorses Dr. Lorna McKay and Marconi Leal Senior in Weekend Ceremonies

The weekend also saw the PUP endorsements of Dr. Lorna McKay in Queen’s Square and Marconi Leal Senior in Belize Rural North.  Leal’s took his oath as the party’s standard bearer on Sunday evening at the Sandhill Community Ground.  At the podium, Leal expressed gratitude to the PUP leader as well as to his family.  He spoke of the works being done in Belize Rural North including the distribution of twenty starter homes in his area as well as free education.

Lending support to his candidacy for a second term were Prime Minister John Briceno, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde along with several of his Cabinet colleagues including Henry Usher, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, Oscar Requena and Jose Mai.  PM Briceno took to the stage and gave his personal endorsement for Leal, referring to him as humble and hardworking.

Sunday also saw the endorsement of Dr. Lorna McKay.  Her event was not really publicized, but her endorsement went without a hitch on the grounds of St. John’s Primary School on Euphrates Avenue.  As was done for Leal, Dr Mckay also had the support of the Prime Minister and several Cabinet colleagues.  Deputy PUP Secretary General, Collet Montejo spoke on the event saying that the PUP is confident that they will take over the division that has historically seen a UDP representation for the past 40 years, since 1984.

Dr. Lorna McKay is a newcomer to electoral politics who worked previously in the education sector.