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FICTION & FANTASY
WOVEN IN THE MIND OF A HAS-BEEN RAPPER
As debates go, rebuttal was next after the proposition of the most audacious and forward thinking and no-austerity requesting and progressive Budget in more than three administrations, if not ever. The “Delivering on planBelize 2023-24” budget proposal has been lauded by all corners of economic, journalistic and political circles. This budget was the essence of planBelize and weakness were nowhere to be found. The by-default Leader of the Opposition Shyne Moses Barrow, son of the past failed, incompetent Prime Minister, had his work cut out for him and he did not disappoint. He fell flat on his face and it was not pretty. Barrow had begun to resort to outright lies from as early as his pre-debate rhetoric. But in debates when you blurt out without sources the mere mechanism of a debate will eat you alive. Barrow who had been ushered out of the last House Sitting for disrespect of the Speaker was obviously out of his league. His suit did not help him this time. His two-hour verbiage was literal garbage. Finding coherence and logic in his ranting is an exercise of futility.
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Repeating what he said is exactly what Trumpian-style liars bait you to do. But we will mention the most atrocious of lies. Shyne was so taken aback with the 5 percent unemployment rate that he had to find the platform to hit it. How dare the people of Belize
PM Listens to Retired Public Officers
