If Da Noh Soh…

Government Bruk…

Word reaching this intrepid columnist is that senior political personnel in government departments are holding meetings with public officers this week to inform them about major cutbacks in material and supplies. Public Officers are being told that GOB isn’t looking at retrenchment JUST YET…but they will revisit the issue in a couple months and if they judge that the cutbacks haven’t done the job, then hmmmm! You do the math. Jeez, in this case it gives us no satisfaction to say ‘we told you so!’ Remember it is this UDP government which invented retrenchment. Anyway, you know we don’t lie. That’s not all…GOB is going to cut allowances for Police and the BDF, including uniform and risk allowance. You know what their explanation is? Cause these departments aren’t ‘revenue generating departments.’ You know what really pisses me off? Nobody minds tightening the belt buckle when times are tough, but why the hell should we be tightening the belt buckle when the Minister of Health can get a $160,000 ride and the PM’s wife and daughter can be paid millions from public coffers…that just ain’t right…If Da Noh Soh!

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Cabinet Reshuffle…

We’ve been saying it a long time and the word is finally out. At last week’s Cabinet Meeting the PM announced that there would be a reshuffle. Jeez, FINALLY. At that meeting he didn’t reveal who would be the unlucky ones getting the boot, but after discussions over the weekend the word got out. We don’t really want to come right out and say who are the dodo-birds being axed, so we’ll give you a clue…(psssst, look at the pictures above!)…If Da Noh Soh!

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From Martinez to Martinez…

Word just came in that Minister of Works Boots Martinez has sent 35 Belize City men to do works in the constituency of another Martinez, Minister Eden Martinez. What’s the matter, couldn’t Eden find 35 people who needed work in that constituency. Hell, we all know that’s the way Boots makes his ‘pool table money’  but come on, our people in other constituencies need work too. And not only that, we understand that the men sent to work didn’t want to stay in an uncomfortable dorm, so they had to be put up in a hotel, at our expense of course. And very conveniently, the wife of Eden Martinez provides food for the 35 men…did we mention at our expense…If Da Noh Soh!

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16 days of activism…

The Women’s Department is currently holding its 16 days of activism to help stop domestic violence. We think that’s an admirable thing. The Department also offered a free legal clinic at the Chateau Caribbean where those in need could get advice from an attorney free of cost. I’ve gotta say kudos to attorneys like Melissa Balderamos, Anthony Sylvester Jr., Kevin Arthurs, Lisa Shoman and Dolores Balderamos-Garcia. Seems to me like only PUP attorneys took the time to offer their services. It is my hope that many women took advantage of the service offered. You know whose names I didn’t see there offering their services – Lois Young and Deanne Barrow! Oh wait, sorry, I forgot. Lois Young’s firm doesn’t do pro-bono services…If Da Noh Soh!

Walking in their shoes…

Wasn’t the idea of men walking in women’s shoes a great one…I sure have more sympathy and compassion for women after I tried squeezing my size 10 into a narrow pair of high heeled pumps. Jeez, that wasn’t a nice experience. But fun and joke aside, domestic violence against our women is no laughing matter, and any man who hurts a woman is a punk, no matter what his standing or office. I noticed that in this whole 16 days of activism against domestic violence thing, there were a couple pairs of shoes missing. And hey, now that we’re on the subject, or near to the subject, Dean Barrow and Lois get along so well, don’t they? Seems like they have an awesome relationship with all the perks! I wonder why they got divorced in the first place…If Da Noh Soh!

BTL Royal Rumble…

Who needs to tune into WWE or HBO Boxing when we’ve got our own little battle of the heavyweights brewing at the new Barrow Telemedia Ltd. (BTL). In one corner, wearing a spiffy new ensemble by First Lady Fashions, we have the Chief Operations Officer of BTL Karen Bevans. In the other corner, decked out in the signature apparel of Lady Lois, we have the HOD of Marketing and Business at BTL Dionne Miranda. And the bell rings and the heavyweights engage…How we understand it is – Bevans was given her BTL plum when First Lady Second Wife Kim whispered in the ear of hubby Dean. Miranda was given her BTL plum when First Wife Second Lady Lois whispered in the other ear of ex-hubby Dean. But despite all that whispering and slobbering in Dean’s ears, or maybe because of it, there’s some real bad blood between the two. Apparently, Miranda can’t forget that when she was on her sickbed, Bevans took her termination letter to her, so it’s a case of never the twain shall meet. But Bevans is the boss, right, so there shouldn’t be a problem? Not so fast. Remember who put Miranda where she is. As this greedy-eared columnist understands, Miranda reports directly to her buddy’s son Anwar, and not to Bevans. Hmmm, so how will this one turn out? Well let’s just say that the First Lady’s influence hasn’t seemed to win out over the Second Lady’s strings so far…If Da Noh Soh!

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Who seh BTL bruk…

Seems like everybody is going through hard times except the Barrows and FoBs (Friends of Barrow for the uninitiated). Remember we told you that as soon as Net was made Director he was given a spanking new SUV and driver? Well he’s not the only one. Favourite son Anwar apparently also got himself a driver – could be he’s so busy counting his cash that he can’t pay attention to the road. And it gets worse – a friend from inside Barrow Telemedia Ltd. tells us that in addition to being paid as a Director of the company, Anwar is also being paid as an advisor. When will it end? There’s a lot more juice coming out of the big red BTL. We’ll see you next week, same time same page…If Da Noh Soh!

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