In a culture in which those of the professional class seldom raise their heads above the parapet except in their own self-interest – and never against their own party – Dr. John Sosa’s act of whistle-blowing is a milestone in Belize’s political culture.

The tenacity with which the prime minister pursued these controversial, non-urgent reforms which lack a coherent overall theme is beginning to look like lack of vision. That he has taken deliberate measures to tighten the looseness of the previous administration and is serious about accountability in government is one thing. Articulating a vision and executing on it is another.