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PUP Attacks Anwar B.
posted (April 2, 2014)

At to top of our newscast, we told you about Karen Bevans's hiring as the Director of the Belize Tourism Board. Well, BTL, the company that Bevans left behind officially, yesterday is being criticized by the opposition PUP tonight because of Board member Anwar Barrow's elevation to the most senior executive management post.

As we told you in last night's newscast, Nestor Vasquez, demitted office as Chairman of the Executive Committee. He will stay on as Chairman of the Board and member of the Executive Committee, but Board Director Anwar Barrow takes Vasquez's place as Chair of the Executive Committee.

That's prompted the PUP to state that his appointment is the product of nepotism.  The PUP released a statement today which says, quote,
"Anwar Barrow is the son of Prime Minister…Dean Barrow. We view Anwar Barrow's appointment as a blatant act of Nepotism and do not believe it to be in the best interest of BTL or the people of Belize."

The Opposition release goes unto refer vaguely to, quote "allegations… that Anwar Barrow may in fact be a "silent partner" in business interests which either have contracts with BTL or are indirectly engaged in business with BTL."

That's a quite serious charge, and half hour before news time, Anwar Barrow fired off a press release of his own, saying, quote
"The People's United Party and their media organs have been trying to attack my credibility by making totally baseless accusations for many years now." End Quote.

Barrow adds, quote"In fact over the years from as far back as 1997, they have settled several libel suits through financial compensation to me and have been compelled to make several public apologies the last of which was made in 2010. Their latest release of today continues in the same vein and again is totally baseless. This is simply petty party politics." End quote.

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