And the BPP has the support of the independent cruise tourism operator Yhony Rosado, who's made a name for himself as an outspoken personality, who isn't afraid to call out what he sees as injustice.
Rosado has come on board as one of the BPP's lead financiers, and today, the head table called him up to share a few words as to why he has decided to back them.
Here's an excerpt of those unscripted comments:
Yohny Rosado - Supporter/Funder, BPP
"It is time to make up your mind because you're gonna tell me, the whole family and the whole nation, oh we messed up again. We have elections coming up, I made up my mind in one night. I said the cries are out there, UDP have had 3 terms and I Yohny Rosado have been working 20 years in the cruise industry and I cannot get a loan, I cannot sell a vehicle, I cannot move anything, it is ridiculous but the government is fulling their mouth saying that they are helping us. So the PUP might take over and I'm telling this nation again, that the PUP won't be able to help this nation because they have the same system, the only difference now they are broke, they have our country broke, indebted, going close to 3 billion and people don't understand what is a million much less a billion. A billion dollars, this room is not big enough to put even 20 million dollars much less a billion and so, I made up my mind to endorse Patrick Rodgers, I made up my mind to give the 3rd party a good opportunity so the next time I take lick in my country, I can't blame PUP nor UDP and I will be able to open my mouth free and they can't oh you vote them in - our Belizean saying, you vote them in. Even my family don't believe I'm making the right decision by supporting a 3rd party because they know they are going to lose, why? Because we know the level of corruption the parties are playing with, money, they are buying elections every time. I was once taught that the politicians were corrupt not knowing that our business people are the ones who corrupt them. I have spent my little money on Patrick and wife is out there mad because in this time, spending 100 dollars is like spending a thousand dollars and you don't know if you're going to make it back. I just got a letter before I got here from Atlantic Bank that they give me 10 days to come and see them or else I lose my building, 10 days you know in a middle of a pandemic. They don't have no pandemic, no government protection, nothing but I'm ready, they can do me anything but they can't get rid of me. I'll be here. We want politics but without the dirty names, without the dirty money, we just want to help our nation to be better and this is why I'm here today to make sure that I'm not sorry that elections came and I didn't do the right thing."
