Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
One-Hit Wonders
Goodday everyone,
Let me get to the point directly, VIOLENCE...Here in Orange Walk we are afraid to go to the city since all we hear about is that the zinc fences are becoming virtual 'gratahs." Bullets flying everywhere. Everyone that is killed was shot for 'no reason' at all. These murdered youths truly could NOT have been shot for any good reason but the killers DO have some reason. Most of the time we will never know what these reasons are. All we see is the often sensationalized incidents and scenes of the next of kin crying in desperation and helplessness.
The other day, a person from Orange Walk was driving a bus all the way by Benque and he became part of what was justice...too real justice...at the hand of our citizens. It takes courage and some skill. If you fail and are not swift with an action like that you can end up killed. In this instance a robber was mauled to death. This is still a horrible episode for those that witnessed this act. It is still a human being being killed albeit for a "good" reason at the time. The bandit that was mauled to death was not killed for holding up the bus. He received the wrath of Belizeans fed up with criminals especially those who manage to get off on a technicality. Belizeans on another occasion might have held the person after a beating maybe and taken him to a police station. No so this time. Unfortunate for him.
Violence managed to infiltrate the ending of a village council election in a village in Northern Orange Walk. Senseless if you ask me. Belizean elections are supposed to be more and more a show of our civility... not the loss of it. The leaders of both parties should condemn actions like this by their followers. I would say... if you are unruly please do not follow me. Don't argue that you were defending yourself after you were an instigator.
Our village councils will be our most recent referendum on Belmopan. The Belizean government of the day feels that they have to govern from a position of monsterhood. They feel the need to empty out every drop of ire built over the last decade. As they are detoxifying themselves the citizenry are hurting and suffering. The immature blaming of the past government for the ills of today helps no one. It reminds me of us growing up as children and crying to our moms "Ma, I kick she because she mi tease me and pinch meee!" LOL(had to use this here)
Our village councils should follow the letter of the law and forget about parties for a while. Vote for the best people in your little village. You are too small to be divided. If you are divided for the elections, hurry accept whomsoever wins and rally behind that set of people. Your villages will never prosper if only some people are working for the village. It has to be all villagers.
Our villages will be the first step. A repeat of what happened in 1997-98 will ensue. The UDP government will call elections to the very last day. And they will go down as the latest version of their party's one-hit wonders. Too bad for Belize. We need a worthy adversary for the PUP... not one full of distaste. I will never like governments that have too many seats in the house and ALL the town councils and city councils. That formula in our little Belize is unhealthy.
We want someday to place our jewel on a beacon for the world to admire.
Let me get to the point directly, VIOLENCE...Here in Orange Walk we are afraid to go to the city since all we hear about is that the zinc fences are becoming virtual 'gratahs." Bullets flying everywhere. Everyone that is killed was shot for 'no reason' at all. These murdered youths truly could NOT have been shot for any good reason but the killers DO have some reason. Most of the time we will never know what these reasons are. All we see is the often sensationalized incidents and scenes of the next of kin crying in desperation and helplessness.
The other day, a person from Orange Walk was driving a bus all the way by Benque and he became part of what was justice...too real justice...at the hand of our citizens. It takes courage and some skill. If you fail and are not swift with an action like that you can end up killed. In this instance a robber was mauled to death. This is still a horrible episode for those that witnessed this act. It is still a human being being killed albeit for a "good" reason at the time. The bandit that was mauled to death was not killed for holding up the bus. He received the wrath of Belizeans fed up with criminals especially those who manage to get off on a technicality. Belizeans on another occasion might have held the person after a beating maybe and taken him to a police station. No so this time. Unfortunate for him.
Violence managed to infiltrate the ending of a village council election in a village in Northern Orange Walk. Senseless if you ask me. Belizean elections are supposed to be more and more a show of our civility... not the loss of it. The leaders of both parties should condemn actions like this by their followers. I would say... if you are unruly please do not follow me. Don't argue that you were defending yourself after you were an instigator.
Our village councils will be our most recent referendum on Belmopan. The Belizean government of the day feels that they have to govern from a position of monsterhood. They feel the need to empty out every drop of ire built over the last decade. As they are detoxifying themselves the citizenry are hurting and suffering. The immature blaming of the past government for the ills of today helps no one. It reminds me of us growing up as children and crying to our moms "Ma, I kick she because she mi tease me and pinch meee!" LOL(had to use this here)
Our village councils should follow the letter of the law and forget about parties for a while. Vote for the best people in your little village. You are too small to be divided. If you are divided for the elections, hurry accept whomsoever wins and rally behind that set of people. Your villages will never prosper if only some people are working for the village. It has to be all villagers.
Our villages will be the first step. A repeat of what happened in 1997-98 will ensue. The UDP government will call elections to the very last day. And they will go down as the latest version of their party's one-hit wonders. Too bad for Belize. We need a worthy adversary for the PUP... not one full of distaste. I will never like governments that have too many seats in the house and ALL the town councils and city councils. That formula in our little Belize is unhealthy.
We want someday to place our jewel on a beacon for the world to admire.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Dean Precedent
I have been to or listened to Budget speeches that involved Dean Barrow for many many years and he has been verbally uncouth whenever the standing orders allowed him...or not. Over the years, he has glistened in his wrath. So his disparage this past Monday in a super ego trip came as no surprise to me. In previous postings, I have said that I do not want my Prime Minister to be oozing hate and be involved in verbal mischief. It irks me and mellows me to see it happening especially since he represents the nation, our jewel. I refuse to believe that our nation wants to see that public display of uncontrolled ire.
Lately there have been many attempts by our government to place their use of words on the pedestal of lexicons displayed by dictionaries. It would be novel and positively revealing from them to use as reference the Holy Bible. I have not been informed by Google(humour) that the dictionary is a bastion of good moral standing. The dictionary is more or less neutral; it displays heavenly angels as well as satanic demons.
Dean is proving over and over again that he is a Category Five on the "dutty mouth" scale. That category does not allow him to be far from having a lowly spirit. Belize's NEMO should have been urgently activated by default. As a Belizean I am asking for the Prime Minister to apologize to the nation to have reached to this low. I really don't care if Dean Barrow shows any remorse, if that is possible. Let me reiterate. Dean Barrow can remain unrepentant but our Prime Minister must officially apologize.
In our Internet age, the world is watching and I as a Belizean refuse to let vitriolic rants by our prime Minister be displayed globally. I am not even asking for his resignation. I get the itch that our Belizean populace will take care of that electoral flogging when the time comes AND if he signs in to another championship fight.
I wonder if Dean Barrow will again "campaign like the devil?"
I wonder if Dean Barrow is self-imposing "a sustained campaign of civil disobedience?"
Other questions are "Does Dean Barrow really care for the electorate and Belizean people?" and Does Dean Barrow believe that the Prime Minister is an office below him?"
n.b. Notice that I did not say what the Prime Minister said on March 15, 2010. I wish not to insult you all with its repetition. Maybe I did say HOW he speaks. Such is the precedent.
Lately there have been many attempts by our government to place their use of words on the pedestal of lexicons displayed by dictionaries. It would be novel and positively revealing from them to use as reference the Holy Bible. I have not been informed by Google(humour) that the dictionary is a bastion of good moral standing. The dictionary is more or less neutral; it displays heavenly angels as well as satanic demons.
Dean is proving over and over again that he is a Category Five on the "dutty mouth" scale. That category does not allow him to be far from having a lowly spirit. Belize's NEMO should have been urgently activated by default. As a Belizean I am asking for the Prime Minister to apologize to the nation to have reached to this low. I really don't care if Dean Barrow shows any remorse, if that is possible. Let me reiterate. Dean Barrow can remain unrepentant but our Prime Minister must officially apologize.
In our Internet age, the world is watching and I as a Belizean refuse to let vitriolic rants by our prime Minister be displayed globally. I am not even asking for his resignation. I get the itch that our Belizean populace will take care of that electoral flogging when the time comes AND if he signs in to another championship fight.
I wonder if Dean Barrow will again "campaign like the devil?"
I wonder if Dean Barrow is self-imposing "a sustained campaign of civil disobedience?"
Other questions are "Does Dean Barrow really care for the electorate and Belizean people?" and Does Dean Barrow believe that the Prime Minister is an office below him?"
n.b. Notice that I did not say what the Prime Minister said on March 15, 2010. I wish not to insult you all with its repetition. Maybe I did say HOW he speaks. Such is the precedent.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Move over Bliss... Barry is there!
Barry Bowen died on Friday February 26, 2010. His fate and that of some others was sealed after doing something that he did practically everyday of his recent life--flying.
Belize has gained so much from the life of this one man. Now he is gone...or is he?
Barry constantly looked for growth and he did that in several ways for Belize. He had a little nation in our forests--Chan Chich. His enterprise in Belize was parred by no one. From water to shrimp to cocacola, he was ready to build world class establishments.
I can safely say that he buffed our jewel making it shine for the world. And he did so without much ado.
The buffing of our jewel is left for us to continue with earnest. Belizeans....! We had been doing it anyway but it is now present that an important driving force has left. Then again, his spirit is here in so many ways.
If you ask me... BARON BLISS has nothing over BARRY BOWEN!.. Just a thought.
Belize has gained so much from the life of this one man. Now he is gone...or is he?
Barry constantly looked for growth and he did that in several ways for Belize. He had a little nation in our forests--Chan Chich. His enterprise in Belize was parred by no one. From water to shrimp to cocacola, he was ready to build world class establishments.
I can safely say that he buffed our jewel making it shine for the world. And he did so without much ado.
The buffing of our jewel is left for us to continue with earnest. Belizeans....! We had been doing it anyway but it is now present that an important driving force has left. Then again, his spirit is here in so many ways.
If you ask me... BARON BLISS has nothing over BARRY BOWEN!.. Just a thought.
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