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$4.8 million…

Lawd, there’s plenty of shush this week, but remember that we no tell lie. We start with the Barrow Telemedia Company and the bunch of idiots the PM put in charge. Dodo-bird Net Vasquez was at a press conference just the other week talking bout how BTL used to have to pay out $5million in management fees. So one reported asked – well, how much is this bunch paying themselves? The Dodo-bird scratched his head, looked at Lois for guidance and said that this UDP bunch is only collecting like $500,000 or $600,000 to manage BTL. Dat bally only LIAD. This columnist has just learned that the projected management fees for the next fiscal year come up to $4.8million. That’s right – $4.8million for Net, Lois, Anwar and the rest of the clowns. But the thing is, most of the Board is made up of GOB employees, like Manuel Esquivel, Carla Barnett, Audrey Wallace and others, and everybody knows that they aren’t supposed to collect salaries from BTL because they’re already paid by government. So does that mean that the $4.8million will be shared between Net, Lois, Anwar and Ambrose? Enquiring minds want to know…If Da Noh Soh!

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Fire-engine red…

And since we’re on the subject of the Barrow Telemedia Company, sources from the inside tell us that the new uniform for staff has already been approved. That’s right, you guessed it. From the beginning of the year, BTL staff will be decked out in fire-engine red. Dem dratted UDPs insist on politicizing just about everything. Most of the staff already pissed off over the management fees, especially since they’ve been told that there will be no bonuses paid this year. Now they are being told that they will have to wear red…should we say we told you so? If Da Noh Soh!

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Anwar Again…

The boy wonder just can’t seem to figure out what to do with his windfall since his dad became PM and by all appearances his mom controls the purse-strings. This columnist has learned that Anwar now wants to open a nightclub on the second floor of the building going up in the Pickwick compound on the Barracks. The only problem seems to be that there is a lack of parking, but hell, there’s always a way to get around that. Word to us is that Anwar is in negotiations with Zenaida to get a piece of the BTL Park which will then be used as parking for the proposed nightclub. In return he has promised that he will finance the construction of a beach which Zenaida promised Belizeans many, many, months ago. Remember you saw it here first…If Da Noh Soh!

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One big hustle…

And since we’re on the subject of Anwar…the boy wonder was at a party the other night and was heard to comment – ‘BTL is just one big hustle from the managers to the sweepers.’ Apparently the prince was pontificating on layoffs they intend to implement. But see, it may have been more accurate for Anwar to say that the Board of Directors at BTL is just one big hustle…If Da Noh Soh!

You’ve got to be kidding…

Seems to me that we don’t have a problem with crime in this city, no problem at all! Things are all fine and dandy. The reason I’m saying this is that I almost imagine this fancy ride passed me last week with the PM’s son Shyne in it. And if I’m not mistaken, there were two Police Officers in that ride. After a little snooping, it seems that I wasn’t mistaken. We understand that for the past three weeks or so, a very well known Inspector of Police has been assigned as the driver/bodyguard of Shyne along with another officer. This type of abuse pisses me off, especially when crime is completely out of control, and especially since reports are that we taxpayers are still paying these officers to be taking care of the PM’s son…If Da Noh Soh!

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$30,000 BTB retreat…

There is reason to believe that reports that the tourism industry in Belize is in shambles are all false. Apparently, all those reports that tourism destinations are closing their doors and employees are being sent home are false too. Looks like reports that tourism statistics are way down ain’t true at all. Well, that’s the only explanation we can see for the BTB paying a whopping $30,000 for a staff retreat over the weekend. Things must be booming in the tourism industry in Belize. Methinks the Minister of Tourism needs to explain what’s really going on. We tried to reach him for comment on Monday but he was out. Coincidentally we noticed the Ministerial ride parked at the Golden Tree Motel on Coney Drive at the same time, but thought the moment might have been inappropriate for questioning…If Da Noh Soh!

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Christmas? Where?

The Town Hall in Corozal is lit up like a Christmas tree, but nowhere else in the district are people seeing Christmas. This columnist has been reliably informed that one church bulletin took a stab at the Town Council, reminding them that the rest of the town needs some attention too. Word is also that the church has weighed in big time about the dismal state of the town in their sermons every week. It’s doubtful whether the Mayor heard these sermons, of course, unless the church would pay extra to get their message piped into the sound system at the casino…If Da Noh Soh!

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Zone Closing Down…

This is one of those ‘you saw it here first’ moments. This columnist has been told by a very reliable source up north that there will be a mass shutdown of businesses in the Corozal Commercial Free Zone in the first week of January. Business just ain’t what it used to be under this UDP and business owners can’t afford to lose any more money. Just in case you think we’re joking about how dire the situation is, check with the insurance companies. Apparently they’ve stopped insuring companies in the Zone out of fear that some of the owners might be contemplating a well placed fire to ease their financial worries…If Da Noh Soh!

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