Hypocrite of the Week

This week our panel selected Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega as the Hypocrite of the Week. The slightly intellectually challenged, semi-literate, fully idiotic Minister has been in this position before. In fact, he has deserved and has been called many other titles right here on these pages. But for this column’s purpose, we focus on him this week for his utter disregard for anything resembling integrity or honesty while determinedly maintaining that he is a bastion of virginal purity.

The Ministry of Natural Resources under Gaspar Vega has earned a countrywide reputation for being the most corrupt it has ever been. There are widespread reports that land transactions can be facilitated for a consideration and bag-men who say they work for Gapi advertise their skills to all with a hefty purse and a land deal on the line. Yet, Gaspar Vega is not ashamed to stand up in the House of Representatives and talk about how he has cleaned up the Ministry of Natural Resources and how things are finally transparent and accountable under his watch. What a joke.

And even worse, Vega has condemned the previous administration for land transactions even as documents surface in which he has given many, many UDP cronies and even his own family prized pieces of land and cayes and portions of reserves. The Belize Times has received nearly 200 such documents which will expose Vega for the sham and charlatan that he is, and starting this week will publish them so our readers can see the real Vega.

And the hypocrisy of Vega has reached all the way to the Supreme Court. Last week under oath one man told the story of how he was forced by Vega to lay charges against a former PUP Minister. The man said under oath that Vega promised to make available to prize piece of land to him if he did what he was directed to do. If this is not corruption I don’t know what is. And yet Vega can still pretend to be so pure. He should be ashamed of himself.

The Prime Minister of Belize Dean Oliver was asked about his Deputy Prime Minister and he swore up and down that Vega was as pure as the driven snow. With all the revelations coming and to come which reveal Vega for what he really is, one can only wonder if the Prime Minister will admit to the truth, or if his sight is malfunctioning like his sense of smell.

This week Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega is our hypocrite of the week.

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