The UDP held its municipal convention in Dangriga on Sunday and - while the outcome was not close - it was fiercely contested. That's because the larger factions within the party are jostling for dominance.
When it was done, the slate that Area Representative Frank Pawpa Mena's supported was defeated - and that led to some Facebook ugliness that has caused a black eye for the UDP.
On his Facebook page, Mena addressed his opponents within his own party, posting, quote, "it's a shame... you have to use money to buy my people. Sad that they don't know how you only care for your agenda and your racist needs. That's politics."
And when a bogus account struck back with an insult for Mena, he then later added, quote, "Create your accounts and attack. With time my people will know that you don't really give a (blank). I will continue to defend them even though you think we all have a price."
Below that - in reply to his own post, Mena says, quote, "Kick me out if you want...it's your party not mine."
