The UDP was given an overwhelming mandate to restructure all the things they claimed were astray but the UDP was not ready to govern on day one. They don’t have the slightest idea of how to evolve on their own. The greatest problem that faces the UDP government is that they were the very ones that created that high expectancy from the Belizean people. The UDP sold magic dreams to the populace, fooling the people into believing that “every thing wrong” was because of Musa and Fonseca. Today, it seems that life got harder as soon as the UDP came to power.

What was allegedly their victory celebration at one of the local nightclubs ended with the highest number of gun fire casualties in recent history. Ever since, young men have been dropping like flies almost on a daily basis. Every day we hear of more violence, more crime and there is no solution in sight. Did Dean Barrow manage to over sell the capability of his UDP or were we just suckers and victims of circumstances? They chanted “Better Must Come”, when? Expectations went into over drive before elections and now all we see is uncertainty and despair, nothing else.

All expectations under this UDP Government are quickly fading and the reality of things has a lot of people pounding their heads and pulling their hair. All the hype about bringing down the gas prices, reducing the cost of living by slashing food prices, cutting utilities costs in half and creating a consumer protection agency was all convenient as pie-in-the-sky promises by a ten-year old Opposition craving for power.

The UDP Party as a Government is now quickly realizing that it is easier to talk in Opposition than to implement as a Government. As an Opposition, they spoke a lot of nonsense, spinning and distorting everything to their convenience. Today, people want to cash in on all those election promises. No more jive talk, bring down the price of gas at the pumps, bring down the cost of living. And do it now!

The people are now left high and dry with only dreams and imaginations of possibilities. Reality has kicked in and the consequences aren’t pretty. What is hitting harder than the actual economic chaos is the disenchantment of the people regarding all that high expectations generated by the UDP before general elections. The problem with expectations is that too often they never materialize especially coming from the UDP. Dean Barrow committed himself that he would prioritize bringing down the cost of living. He sold us dreams that could only be visualized through imagination. Today, we are back down to earth and all we could do now is brace our selves for the consequences. It did not take long before we realize that Barrow punked us.

Now we can’t really expect Barrow’s magic solution to solve the kind of problems only a PUP government can confront.

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