UDP Politics as Usual…

No vehicles for the Police…

The Police Department in Ladyville does not have any vehicles to use if they are called out on any emergency. This is the station in charge of everything between Ladyville and Rhaburn Ridge at Mile 34 on the Northern Highway, including the Belize River Valley and Maskall. But they don’t have any vehicles. If there are any calls for assistance near to the station, personnel use two bicycles which are on hand to go to the scene. Seriously…no joke! This is absolutely nuts. A major Police Station like Ladyville has no Police vehicle. About a month ago it was the Hattieville Police Station without a vehicle. And Carlos Perdomo wants us to think that he is serious about crime. Crime is at an all time high, and at a time when every resource should be put in the hands of our men and women in uniform, this is what we’ve come to. Yet our Ministers and all their cronies are driving top-shelf SUVs with unlimited mileage. Tick-tock, tick-tock, can the UDP hear the clock ticking?

………………..

Another death on UDP hands…

This columnist takes time out to extend condolences to the family of career public officer Dwain Davis. All indications are that Davis was a good and honest man who was caught in a web of UDP corruption under his boss, Mayor Zenaida Moya. Nobody can tell me that his stroke wasn’t brought on by the stress of his situation – placed in the spotlight and paraded in front of the courts after a lifetime of integrity and service. Today City Hall had a black bow on its doors. Zenaida should have that bow taken down, because she and the UDP are ultimately responsible for the death of a good man. And the thing is that all indications are that his death will be for nothing – Zenaida and the PM will kiss and make up and the DPP will drop the charges and life will continue like normal in the UDP camp – corruption and incompetence all the way. Tick-tock, tick-tock, can the UDP hear the clock ticking?

………………….

Pablo Marin must go…

As this column is being written, there are two vehicles parked in front of the home of Minister of Health Carlos Perdomo – one of them is a 2004 Land Cruiser and the other is a 2010 Land Cruiser. While those vehicles are parked, nurses working the late shift are forced to walk home in the nights, and walk back to work early in the morning. That is a shame. The nurses are being refused transportation because the fuel bill at the Corozal Hospital is currently at $19,000. But the thing is that sources in the Ministry of Health say that the bill has been run up by one Mrs. Guillermina Heredia, the Deputy Regional Health Manager, who allegedly abuses her vehicle privileges. Those sources tell us that they have heard about instances of the vehicle being sent to pick up Mrs. Heredia’s son, a Public Health Inspector, from Orange Walk when he is intoxicated and cannot get home. They tell us about instances when the vehicle has been used to drop back Mrs. Heredia’s son to Orange Walk in the mornings. Because of Mrs. Heredia’s abuse, the nurses must now pay the price. No fair, Pablo. Word reaching this columnist is that the nurses and medical personnel have been trying to get in touch with the Minister to request a meeting and bring him up to date on the situation, but he hasn’t been answering his phone. This is a shame, Pablo. Our nurses deserve better treatment than this. Seriously! Tick-tock, tick-tock, can the UDP hear the clock ticking?

…………………

All about the money?

Many Belizeans may not be too familiar with the daughter of Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Lois Young, Ms. Deanne Barrow. She was pushed through the system and called to the Bar with indecent haste, some say, but her most recent appearance of note is the Westerhaven Case. Because of an apparent decree by the Prime Minister that only his ex-wife’s law firm can handle cases on behalf of GOB, young Deanne is poised to become Belize’s newest millionaire Barrow. Very recently the young attorney appeared in the case of Robert Allen vs. the Belize City Council, as she is the attorney on record for the Council. So imagine everyone’s surprise when she asked for a private sessions in chambers and informed the Justice that she wanted to be removed as attorney of record. Guess why – well, because young Deanne has not received her paycheck from the City Council which is bankrupt, that’s why! So the Justice, we understand, asked Ms. Barrow if she could not then accept the case as pro bono, to which the young lady replied – well no, my Lord, my firm doesn’t allow me to do cases pro bono. For Lois Young and Deanne Barrow, it’s all about the money. How much more do these Barrows need to make from the public trough? Seriously, this is a shame. Tick tock, tick-tock, can the UDP hear the clock ticking?

…………………

Bounced checks…

Local banks in Belize are now requiring that checks issued by the Government of Belize be held for seven (7) days until the availability of funds can be verified. And I’m not talking about big checks…I’m talking about checks for even $100. For the banks to take this very extreme measure can only mean one thing…checks from GOB have been returned with a big red NSF (not sufficient funds) stamped across the top of them! See, the Government is really, really broke. When Barrow said things were great, Belize was in an economic crisis…so when Barrow says that the economy is in recession, you can imagine how bad things really are. The thing is, a certain few privileged UDPs continue to scrape up the little that is left in the public trough while the majority of Belizeans are left to fend for themselves. Tick-tock, tick-tock, can the UDP hear the clock ticking?

…………………..

Nobody showed up…

Nobody showed up at the last consultation on the seventh amendment bill held at Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico last week. Can’t the UDP get the sense? Can’t Patrick Faber get the sense? The people of Belize will never support a bill which states that any person with allegiance to another country can serve in our National Assembly. NEVER. It won’t happen. They held one in Corozal and the people said NO. They held one in Orange Walk and the people said NO. Of course, knowing the type of person Patrick Faber is, he more than likely will say that people didn’t show up because they fully support the amendment. Go figure…tick-tock, tick-tock, can the UDP hear the clock ticking?

| | | | | |