Prime Minister says his law firm’s relation to oil company is transparent
dean barrow
Still on oil, the Prime Minister’s law firm, Barrow and Williams, has been named as having a vested interest in one of the eighteen companies which have concessions to drill offshore for oil. Rodwell Williams, the lead partner of Barrow and Williams is a director in Princess Petroleum Limited, a company related to the proprietors of the Princess Hotel and Casino. Barrow said this morning that while he benefits as a partner, any arrangement that the firm has with the Princess group is free of any impropriety.
Jose Sanchez
“Mister Williams of Barrow and Williams is the secretary for Princess Petroleum Limited. Some NGO’s are questioning whether or not that is too close to the P.M. does the P.M. have anything personally to gain from that particular contract?”
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
“Man, you know me, the Belizean public knows me. I have nothing to gain from any contract. I don’t operate in that fashion. In fact, I operate in completely the opposite. I distance myself from any arrangement that in any sense could even begin to raise the whiff of impropriety. I noh play dat. I noh operate so.”
Jules Vasquez, Channel 7
“But are you not a beneficial partner of Barrow and Williams but if it benefits Barrow and Williams, will it not also benefit you?”
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
“Any professional work that Barrow and Williams does, will benefit me because indeed I continue to quite publicly and openly draw a share of the profits and Barrow and Williams is perfectly free to represent anyone .In my own case Barrow and Williams is free to act professionally for any client. There can be no question of me or the government of Belize doing anything for any client of Barrow and Williams as a consequence of the representation by Barrow and Williams. That is a given. That admits of no argument. That is something that you can examine till the cows come home and you will find, as I have always said, and as I have always done, I will act always on the basis on what is correct, what is transparent and what is in the best interest of good administration and the people of the country.”
if it walks like a duck and quack like a duck, its a duck. Fool de talk but da no fool de lisen
The rich keep getting richer and the poor keeps paying for the deficit. What’s new PUP & UDP?
I do not like this at all. This firm should not be doing anything for the government there is a conflict of interest there no matter what the PM says. Was there a bid done for this job?? There should be more transparency on this matter.
Sometimes if you you just sit back, ask the right questions, and let people answers, you will
let them be the judge of them own selves. (People will have to give an account for every word
they speak.) Dem belly full but dem hungry
With all his fancy response he still did not answer the question. All gibberish
junito i agree that it is all gibberish,lol. they dont care for our country all they thinking about is the money. why dont they take example from the oil spill in the Gulf of mexico. it grieves my heart to know that our beautiful marine life could be destroyed by this. i love my beautiful caribbean sea just the way it is and to see soon those huge oil rigs and barges will let me feel alienated in my own country. every knee shall bow and every tongue confess when the Lord comes to judge this world.
This character has lost my confidence completely….he no care ’bout nada but his pocket. Something has to give, listen to the taxi drivers round the city these last few weeks….something gotta give…..Time this parasite step down and put in the hands of someone that cares (even a little is better than the situation in now) about this jewel….depressingly, I see none.
Ok, forget about “Conflict Of Interest and Nepotism. Will this be a form of Retirement Plan also?. Like you Common Sense, my confidence has been shot completely. Who can we trust to run our country now?. Especially the people from Griga and PG the “Forgotten South”. In Dangriga, we have two Area Reps that don’t get along, which leave our Mayor on his own. I’m thinking that maybe the Mayor should run to our Prime Minister for financial assistance to run our Town properly, but maybe he himself is afraid to confront our Leader. Hon. Dean Barrow noh have we pah fi him agenda, he di look forward fi di oil drilling, noh mek no ghost fool unu. With this kind of attitude, wi noh gwein no way but down.