How much more…?(Pablo Marin)

And certainly, under his tenure there have been the most reported cases of death by negligence and lack of equipment in the history of Belize’s public health system. But I’m reasonably sure you won’t find those achievements on any one of Pablo’s billboards. It upset me beyond reason when this morning a woman called into the morning show very distraught. See, one of her relatives died last week, and when they tried to take the body to the morgue at the Cayo Hospital, they were denied entry. Why, you may ask! Well, there isn’t any electricity at the Cayo Hospital. According to reports, there isn’t even any equipment at the Cayo Hospital. But wait, wasn’t there a ribbon cutting not too long ago with a smiling Pablo Marin? Yeah, there was, but it was typical UDP politicking – all glitter and no substance. According to the woman who called in, they tried to take the body to the Western Regional Hospital, but that morgue was full. Then they tried to take the body to the Dangriga Hospital, but that morgue was full too. So was the morgue at the KHMH. Finally, they decided to just keep the body at home.  This is just plain UNACCEPTABLE. Take the politics out of it – Minister Pablo Marin is a moron who is woefully inadequate for a critical portfolio like health – end of story!

A cruel joke… (Barrow Holding His Head)

The media and the public had been complaining for some time that the UDP had stopped issuing Cabinet Briefings on issues discussed at that high level…and after one journalist asked in writing, the briefings started coming a few weeks ago. But shoot, GOB might as well take them the hell back, cause if what on the paper is what is really discussed in those meetings, then it’s confirmed – we’re far up that proverbial creek without a paddle. See, this week there’s that little pesky issue of a back to school crisis, where children cannot access education because their parents cannot afford to send them to school. Then there’s the escalating health crisis, with newborns dying because of negligence and lack of basic resources in the public health system. Then there’s that BTL thing – like where are we going to get the money to pay for BTL and how are we going to restore investor confidence. Then, of course, there’s that rising cost of living thing, since poor Belizeans can’t afford to put food on the table. Oh, almost forgot, there’s that tourism thing, where resorts are closing down and sending home employees because revenues are way down and they can’t afford to keep their doors open. And we can’t leave out the fuel thing, since GOB does have the power to lower their take on fuel to alleviate suffering in the pockets of Belizeans. And just to cut a long story short, there are the respective crises in the banana, sugar and citrus industries. I’m sure I left something out…Anyway, the point of the matter is this – did Barrow and his Cabinet discuss any of those things? Well no, they didn’t. Seems the issues of pressing concern to the Cabinet, at least according to their briefing, was a Draft Agreement between the Government of Belize and the Government of Israel on Visa Waiver requirements for holders of Diplomatic, Official/Service and Ordinary/National Passports. And then Cabinet moved on to the oh so important discussion of possible locations for an international basketball facility and bus terminal. And of course, what would a crucial Cabinet discussion be without a discussion of the St. George Caye outing. Is our government for real? Have they so lost touch with what are the pressing issues out here? Man, really, the joke is on us, and it’s a cruel one, a cruel one indeed..!

Barrow & Krooman (Pictures of Krooman Lagoon)

Just a little over a month ago, during the Krooman Lagoon debacle, the Prime Minister of this nation proclaimed that in Cabinet it had been decided that 9.7 acres in a reserve given to Mr. Jack Charles by the UDP would be taken away, since it had been granted in error. According to the honourable Barrow, all development in the area was ordered to an immediate halt. Well, it looks like businessman Jack Charles did not watch that particular newscast, or did not get the memo sent to him, because the development has been going ahead full steam. So where does that leave us now, after all the hullabaloo and public outcry which resulted in Government backing down in the first place? Well, it leaves us exactly where we are, with a government which can talk the talk but walks the walk selectively. It would be interesting to hear what Mr. Barrow. Mr. Vega and Mr. Faber would have to say today if asked about the Krooman Lagoon. More than likely Barrow would claim that he never said that the development should cease, Vega would probably say that since he lives in Orange Walk, he couldn’t be expected to know that development had continued, and Faber…well, we have no idea what Faber would say, since he spoke so passionately about all that land being used to provide housing to residents of Collet.

KREM/Barrow Love Fest (Barrow and Mose on Krem)

Except for the absence of thousands of people, Prime Minister’s appearance on KREM this week had all the love and camaraderie of the old PUP Love Fests…remember those? Man, it would be easy to visualize Mose and his buddy Dean sipping Moet out of crystal champagne flutes during the breaks. See, Love FM is usually accused of powdering the PM during his frequent appearance on that show, but they took second place this week (can anyone say cha-ching and advertising dollars?). Whatever happened to the hard questions? The PM is being given a free pass from the media, but hell, that doesn’t mean we have to like it.

BEL watch out…  (Lyn Young on 7 archives)

The PM said something extremely interesting on KREM in response to a posed question from Mose. What the man said was this – ‘the amount of people who have come to me to say BEL next is overwhelming.’ If the warning bells aren’t going off over at the electrical utility company, then they better get those earplugs out quick. That comment had all the earmarks of a set play, and speaking about warning bells…you all hear any at the Port, or at the Airport?

Juliet still nasty… (Juliet Thimbriel)

Juliet’s been off our radar for a while, but not cause she’s any less nasty or any more attractive or any less stupid…she’s just become less important, that’s all. But this week she does deserve mention for being absolutely hideous and petty and chancey. See, when the UDP wanted to get into power, Juliet was the one on the radio telling poor Belizeans that the UDP would always be there for them. Now that the UDP is in power, Juliet spends a great deal of her time criticizing those same poor people and making them look small because they come to her to ask for a little financial assistance. Every fat fowl has its Sunday, Juliet, and you won’t get away with what you’ve been doing. You can take that to the bank and stash it away with the other money you grabbed away from poor taxpayers.

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