Appeals Court allows B.W.S. arbitration…

Belize Water Services received some good news today, courtesy of the Court of Appeal. That body reversed a ruling of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh who on February second issued an interim injunction barring B.W.S. from enforcing a clause in its contract with Government calling for the settlement of disputes by an outside arbitrator. The controversy centres around the company’s request for a thirty-two percent rate increase, which was significantly reduced by the Public Utilities Commission. It appears that the way is now clear for B.W.S. to have the matter settled by binding arbitration, which will take place under the rules of the American Arbitration Association.