NEW UDP APPROVAL RATING JUMPS 2% TO 10%.

UDP GAIN 2 POINTS ON THEIR REPORT CARD. JUMPING FROM 8% TO 10% APPROVAL RATING.

The Prime Minister, mafia don of his political party, the EL CAUDILLO probably gets credit for this 2 points under his hat as FINANCE MINISTER?

The notice last week, that an independent evaluator was contracted before , Ashcroft could get to him, to evaluate the WÖRTH in dollars and cents of NATIONALIZED BTL. ASHCROFT had been claiming something like $300 to $500 million. The EVALUATOR came up with a figure of $71 million. I presume this is Belizean Currency? The figure of $71 million sounds in the ball park, though probably still overrated. Nevertheless, we are ready the Belize government says, to pay off this NATIONALIZATION DEBT the usual way, by paying in LAND. Land we have in the bank, but money is not there. Over 90% of our GDP is in debts right now. Nearly all Belizeans owed debts for seizure of land for instance, or other things, must take land in payment, as we have no money in the treasury. Very long established practice.

The TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS was because the announcement came as a surprise to we of the public, but must have been initiated right after the NATIONALIZATION at that time, when ASHCROFT the previous owner had stripped the company of all cash and movable assets, the weekend before. This is as it should be, I am just surprised that BARROW acted so swiftly to do so and I heartily approve of this prompt action. Showing government can move fast when it needs to do so.
For doing something right QUICKLY, it is worth an extra two percentage points on his approval rating. NEW SCORE now 10% out of a 100%.