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The Truth Shall Make You Free
16 JUNE 2019 | ISSUE NO: 5151
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UDP PLAYING
POLITICS WITH SSB
We have the Leaked Cabinet Papers
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The evidence speaks for itself. The Social Security board is being paid to sit at meetings where the government representatives just are at the whim and fancy of the UDP Cabinet. But why indict all of them, when Belizeans know that it is actually all handled by the Minister of Finance. PM Barrow went on record to say that he needed his eyes and ears to be in BTL and definitely Anwar does the same in the SSB. The Belizean public has been privy to scandal after scandal with this UDP administration. Now, it is with the people’s money more literally than when it is the taxpayer’s money. They say too big to fail, so they need to attempt to cover it up, postpone, and embellish. Are they too big to resign? Elections loom.
SSB MISMANAGEMENT LEADS TO HIGHER CONTRIBUTIONS Thursday, June 13, 2019 The Social Security motto: It is everyone’s business. Today, workers of this country are making it their business with the heaviest of expletives as they are being informed about and imposed hikes to their social security
contributions. The charts are everywhere and depending on your income you will pay some cents more or a few dollars more. The change in the rates is looking to instill austerity measures on the working class—namely the majority. Under the UDP, middle class
level salaries have been relegated to pittances. Since they care for the workers, it is being rolled out in three phases—Bam Briggidim Buff. These are to end in 2021 but will need to be raised again in 2024. Imagine!!
In their propaganda and press conference merged as one, the SSB CEO attempted to convince contributors that this is good since the Na-
Party Leader Tours Southern Villages
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BARROW OVERLOOKS PLACENCIA Pg. 6
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
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