Well today Cardona fired back. In a letter to the Chairman, he says that he has not resigned from the UDP or the House of Representatives. He tells Faber that there is no prohibition within the laws of Belize, which stops a backbencher from speaking out on behalf of his constituents. He notes that this is the norm in other Commonwealth countries. Cardona then concludes re-iterating that he has not resigned and that he intends to complete his term as the Orange Walk East Area Representative.

The UDP has indicated that it does not wish to force a bye - election though that seems to be what Cardona is guarding himself against. The letter is also copied to the clerk of the National Assembly, who, according to Chairman Faber, will be asked ot find a new seating arrangement for Cardona as they do not want him on the government side.

Of course, he now insists he is still on that side, so it's left to be seen if he will go for a court order to attempt to preserve his physical seat on the UDP backbench.

And while he's on the battle-line against his own party, Cardona has also joined up with what looks to be another part of the Ashcroft Alliance. It's called the Friends Of Belize, an NGO that says it wishes to create an environment for increased foreign investment in Belize.