Friday, February 08, 2008

Belize gets new leader

Belize elected Dean Barrow, the leader of the United Democratic Party today, to replace former Prime Minister Said Musa. Musa had problems during his adminstration, such as enormous debt, cronyism, and rioting. The UDP was running on a platform of cracking down on crime and corruption.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/belize_elections;_ylt=Aq77EmKXzrayJla9R1_G6LG3IxIF

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