UDP Politics as Usual

Award my A@#…

Hey, no disrespect to the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies intended, but if you’re gonna make a big hullabaloo about giving out a supposedly prestigious award, the least you guys could do is give it to somebody who’s done good s@#t. Damn but I was pissed when I took a look at the Cabinet Briefing for this week, only to find that the main item of interest is that the PM and the first lady second wife are heading out to New York where our beloved (inset snicker here) leader will be bestowed with the distinguished legacy award. For what exactly, you ask? Well, that’s the thing. The PM is supposedly being recognized for his (get this) contribution to the social and economic development of Belize and the Caribbean region. While this information will no doubt launch Juliet, Joe and Fonso into orgasmic frenzy, let’s get real. I dare anybody to name just one major contribution that PM Barrow has made to social and economic development in Belize and the Caribbean region. JUST NAME ONE! In just about two years under Barrow, the economy is in recession with no light at the end of the tunnel and our poverty level has skyrocketed to 43%. Under Barrow, the old capital is in shambles, the corruption index has risen through the roof, urban terrorism has taken over our once peaceful land and there seems to be no light at the end of this here tunnel. Get what I’m saying? PM Barrow has singlehandedly presided over the hijacking of a private company which has destroyed investor confidence in our nation. And all this is just the tip of the iceberg. Social and economic development..? Give me a break. I’ve got to believe that the American Foundation for UWI just pulled a couple names out of a hat. That’s the only explanation.

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It’s called a recession…stupid!

While Barrow has seen to it that poor Belizeans get the sense of this recession thing, it seems that he’s kept the news a secret from those close to him. Like we’ve said before – Belize’s economy is in recession, but Barrow’s economy and the economies of his friends and family are performing beautifully. Hell, while Barrow is tightening the belt around our necks, his first wife second lady Lois is in London on GOB’s payroll working hard to trample on Belizeans’ rights. Lois has been heard boasting that by the end of this year she will have pulled in the tidy sum of $12million. Damn, just how much would Lois have pulled in if the economy wasn’t in recession? And that’s because we haven’t even gotten to how much his son and daughter are sucking from the public teat.

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One big unhappy family…

The GOB/BTL/PUC has lost another big battle in the Court of Appeal, which upheld the injunction against BTL instructing that company to stop messing with Smart’s service to its customers. But there’s more to the story than that. The thing is that for the first time in history, the Court of Appeals was convened in a special session to hear BTL’s case for dismissal of the injunction. That means that the judges were flown into the country for a day at the whims of Barrow/Lois/BTL – how’s that for tampering with the judiciary? And according to Jules, whose dad is the financial wizard (chuckle, chuckle) of BTL, the judges were flown in at GOB’s expense. Can anybody say recession? Simply put, we Belizeans took another bukut in our bottom line just to make Lois and Dean happy. And s@#t mein, how sick is it that the Prime Minister’s own law firm was representing BTL in the person of Rodwell Williams. Remember that bukut, cause we just took another one. Not only is Lois et al getting rich off our heads, but the Prime Minister is now getting in on the action. Come on Dean, that is just sick! This is past conflict of interest, past corruption and way past Mada R!

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An environmental comedy…

The news coming out this week that an 85 foot luxury yacht called ‘The Great Escape’ is stuck on our reef in the Sapodilla and Hunting Caye Range came as a big surprise to a lot of people. Even more of a surprise was the fact that it has been stuck on the reef since November 30, 2009. That’s right, almost two months now. Maybe the only reason it’s gotten in the news right now is because the constant action of the waves means that the yacht is coming apart on the reef. Why hasn’t the Department of the Environment stepped in, you might ask? Well, see, the Department of the Environment hasn’t been able to put together the $20,000 or so which it will cost to move the yacht from where it’s lodged. That’s how bad things have gotten in Belize. Remember the Westerhaven case, where Dean Barrow’s daughter Deanne was the attorney on record fighting for her share of the monumental $36million in damages to the reef GOB was claiming? Yeah, well, where’s all that love for the environment now, when the DoE can’t even scrape together a measly $20,000 for the precious reef? Bet your bottom dollar if Lois or Deanne were representing GOB in this case they’d find the money quick, fast and hurry.

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I humbly apologize…

Attorney-General Sedi Elrington did not only eat crow at the opening of the Supreme Court – he ate a whole flock of crows with humble pie for desert. Don’t get me wrong. It takes a big man to apologize, and boy did Sedi apologize for his attack on the Judiciary. He basically took back everything bad he said about the judiciary last year and expressed his utmost respect and affection for those serving on the bench. Ok, fine…no worries. So it took a whole year for Sedi to realize the error of his ways with his comments about the Judiciary. Does this mean we have to wait a year for Sedi to apologize to the Belizean people for calling the border between Guatemala and Belize artificial? The Opposition has called for the resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Sedi Elrington, and that call has been amplified a thousand-fold by public opinion. But as usual, Dean Barrow doesn’t seem to give a damn and plays the deaf mute to perception. The people have spoken and the Prime Minister must act, or he and his Foreign Affairs Minister will certainly get the sense.

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$40,000 for our youths

I was pissed off back then when I heard about it and I’m still pissed off now. Back then the Cabinet in all its dubious wisdom got together and brainstormed and came up with the realization that crime is out of control and our youths need other forms of constructive recreation like sports. So Cabinet ever generous decided to allocate the grand sum of $40,000 to renovate sporting facilities countrywide. Imagine that – our youths were only worth $40,000 to those bobo-heads in Cabinet. Anyway, finally, some of the so-called renovation is being started, at least at a couple of the basketball courts in Belize City. But seriously, Barrow needs to get serious and get his priorities right. He doesn’t mind paying his wife millions in legal fees, but can’t seem to get together more than $40,000 to provide youths with an alternative to crime. Typical Barrow.

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