PM Barrow Comments on Long Line of Immigrants at Diane Finnegan’s Office

U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Lake Independence Dianne Finnegan made headlines last week after lines of immigrants were seen at her constituency office. Finnegan maintains that she is only assisting individuals with the required documentation for them to obtain Belizean nationality. But political observers are suggesting that it is a calculated move to then convert the new Belizeans into voters for the Lake Independence division. Some the individuals have said that they would vote for Finnegan who has denied this as the main motive. At her office, she was seen taking copies of the immigrant’s documents. During Wednesday’s conference, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was asked about it. He says he does not know about it because he does not watch the nightly news.

Reporter  

“Do you frown upon Dianne Finnegan’s office taking office taking copies of immigrants’ identification documents or do you find that acceptable?”

Dean Barrow

Prime Minister Dean Barrow

“I don’t know what you are talking about. I know there was some hullabaloo about…”

Reporter

“Long lines of immigrants at her office.”

Prime Minister Dean Barrow

“Right. But I understood from Minister Bev to say that this is a matter of her officials to go there to give people advice. I don’t see anything wrong with that.”

Reporter

“That is the meeting but at her office she took copies documentation, photographs . That sort of thing.”

Prime Minister Dean Barrow

“I don’t know about that. I am not going to comment on what I don’t know.”     

Reporter

“In the sense that that has been all over the news though.”

Prime Minister Dean Barrow

“I don’t watch the news.”

Reporter

“I would imagine that you would be advised or informed about it.”

Prime Minister Dean Barrow

“I read the internet version of Channel Seven and Channel Five. I do not read any internet version of your news, unfortunately.”

Reporter

“It was reported there as well.”