Last night we told you about BEL’s new policy which states that nothing can be attached to lamp-posts. That means no banners, no political signs, no attachments of any kind. One man that’s not too happy about it is veteran politician Michael Finnegan. He told us that the signs on lamp-posts are an integral part of Belize’s political character.
Hon. Michael Finnegan,
“I believe at the end of the day common sense will prevail. I would want to think that BEL would want to participate in our democratic purpose. Both political parties use the lampposts in order to promote your message, to promote the name of the candidate, to place signs on the lampposts to let the democratic process work, to tell people that elections are around the bend, to remind people that elections are coming, to remind people to participate in our process, our election process. What is wrong with that? It helps to send out the message for the candidates, those of us who are unable to pay for television ads on the expensive television stations; it helps them to promote their names etc.”
Jules Vasquez,
What BEL is saying is that its upgrading its safety standards and when you put up banners and signs on lampposts, it degrades the lampposts, it deteriorates the lampposts.
Hon. Michael Finnegan,
“That is totally nonsense, respectfully. Somebody at BEL is trying to be cute. Someone cute is there. That is nonsense.”
Since he seems to speak with some inside knowledge, we’ll wait and see if BEL’s policy is revised.
