If Da Noh Soh

Dengue disaster…

If residents of Corozal were concerned about the comfort of the Minister Naco’s bottom, they can rest easy in their beds, cause buddy’s bottom is fine as pie in the leather heated seats of his luxury SUV. But if the minister’s posterior is not a priority and any particular resident is faced with a problem like say, dengue, then that’s a horse of a whole different colour and its time to be afraid, very afraid. Word reaching this columnist is that a young man from Concepcion was admitted to the Corozal Hospital with hemorrhagic dengue. You would have though that with the outbreak of dengue medical personnel would have been able to deal with the problem, no worries. But nope, that’s not how it went. See, when the staff finally got their act (and the blood) together for the transfusion at around midnight, they realized – oops, we’re all out of transfusion connection sets. So they turn to the mother of this sick son and say, well, ma’am, maybe you could head over to Chetumal and buy a set so we can give your son the blood he needs. Can you imagine? Anyway, to make a long story short, the mother picked up her son and took him to Chetumal, where people actually seem to know what they’re doing…If Da Noh Soh!

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Bleeding BTL dry…

If you’re a Barrow, one of the chosen royals, there is nothing but good news to report from the Barrow Telemedia Company. The first wife second lady is sitting pretty on the Board of Directors and her biggest worries are remembering which particular hat she’s wearing at any given time and counting the bucks shoveled at her by her ex-hubby’s largesse. Mini-Mugabe’s daughter is also doing just fine, raking in the dough from her new post as legal advisor to BTL three days a week. The royal son is living the high life, pulling in the big bucks from the company thanks to daddy Dean. Hell, he even has his own driver, paid by taxpayers of course. So if you’re a Barrow, things couldn’t be better. But if you’re in the other segment of the population not associated in some way with Dean Barrow’s loins, things aren’t looking so good. Word is that the financials show continued losses and the big picture is grim. Son Anwar has appointed a committee which has to approve payments over $5000 and is looking at cutting costs all over the place. Hell, if they want to cut costs I can suggest three Barrows who should get the ax immediately. Talk about saving big bucks…If Da Noh Soh!

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Rumble in the North…

The man who was called a contrabandista in the House of Representatives may not be the brightest bulb in the shed. And yes, he may need a copy of Basic English for Dummies just to appear coherent, but he’s no slouch when it comes to making big moves to get his own way. Word is that my intellect-challenged buddy is taking the threat by the new UDP Chairman very seriously. The thing is that it will be a miracle if my bald buddy makes it through this term, and for sure he won’t be running again, so my friend up north has his eye on the top spot. Of course, he is also fully aware that Dean Oliver has a soft spot for Pats and would like to give him the chance to be UDP leader. So Gapi is making sure he puts his people in position in the north. He knows that sure as hell Gabriel Martinez and Nemencio don’t have his back, so he’s putting his consuegro Raul Rosado to run things in Corozal Southeast. Word is that things are getting heated, so I suggest you keep a close eye on this one…If Da Noh Soh!

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Firing Spree…

One of the main reasons for all the contention within the UDP up north is that Rosado, who is the CEO of the Corozal Free Zone is firing a lot of UDPs from other constituencies who are working as security or with the Free Zone Management Agency. He is replacing them with UDPs from Corozal Southeast to strengthen his own standing. A source tells us that both Nemencio Acosta and Gabriel Martinez have vowed that they will not take this sitting down and both of them have asked for a meeting with the Prime Minister to voice their concerns. Since Gapi isn’t exactly on Dean O’s favourite five contacts, it’ll be interesting to see if the PM clips Gapi’s wings. Gapi, for his part, has been telling anyone who cares to listen that after the showing in Orange Walk last week, the PM better just leave him alone to do what he will…If Da Noh Soh!

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Gabriel’s worries…

But while the drunken minister from up north complains about the high-handed behavior of the man they call the UDP mafia in Orange Walk, he has his own worries which are being discreetly fueled by Gapi. A little bird revealed that the Chairman of Escuela Secundaria has political aspirations and has met with Gapi to solicit his assistance for a run against Martinez at the next Convention. Meanwhile, he has ensured that only residents of Corozal Southwest are given the opportunity to apply for teaching positions at the school, even though others are more qualified. This has gotten the attention of big-name UDPs in Corozal Town who have met with Minister Naco to request that he crack the whip on Chairman Andrei Marin. That’s all well and good, but Naco is so grateful that he escaped his well deserved fate during the reshuffle/expansion that there’s no way in hell he’s gonna be making any waves anytime soon…If Da Noh Soh!

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