WUB Morning Vibes is a popular radio / TV show in
BelizeBelize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
aired by
Krem TelevisionKrem Television is a Belizean television station established in 2004 and serving Belize City.Its manager is KREM Radio alumnus Evan "Mose" Hyde and it is part of KREMANDALA Ltd.- Establishment :...
.
It is a daily morning call-in talk show covering local issues and current affairs.
The poet
Kalilah EnriquezKalilah Enríquez is a Belizean poet, media personality and entertainer. She is currently host of KREM Radio's Wake Up Belize Morning Vibes alongside Evan "Mose" Hyde....
is a co-host on the show, along with KREM TV’s general manager, Evan "Mose" Hyde.
The show is frequently a vehicle for public statements on controversial subjects. For example, in April 2007 the show read a letter by councilor Wil Galvez that was highly critical of other
Punta GordaPunta Gorda, known locally as PG, is the town of the Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 6,000 people...
Town Councilors, causing a political storm.
In October 2007, Foreign Affairs Minister
Lisa ShomanLisa Shoman is a Belizean lawyer and politician and the Foreign Minister of Belize from 2007 to 2008. She was previously the Permanent Representative of Belize to the Organisation of American States and served concurrently as Ambassador to the United States from 24 August 2000 until 5 June 2007,...
gave a public undertaking on WUB Morning Vibes that the illegal Santa Rosa settlement of
GuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
ns would be gone by year-end.
In January 2010 a legal advisor of the
Dean BarrowDean Oliver Barrow is Prime Minister of Belize and leader of the United Democratic Party. An attorney by trade, he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1998 and was then Leader of the Opposition until the UDP won the February 2008 election...
administration and an ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs used the show to criticize a statement by foreign affairs minister
Wilfred ElringtonWilfred Elrington is a Belizean politician. He was the Attorney General of Belize and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 12, 2008 to 2010. A reshuffle of the Cabinet in 2010 left him with just Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade....
calling Belize’s border with Guatemala “artificial”.
The show's co-host Evan Hyde has been the target of attack. In October 2007, he found that his car window had been smashed and an attempt made to burn it using
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s.