And while he professes to love Jules, Saldivar, it seems has also taken up a great liking for the Prime Minister's law partner, Rodwell Williams. You may recall that earlier this year, Williams won a Supreme Court judgment against Saldivar for sixty thousand dollars for defaming Prime Minister Dean Barrow.
Saldivar payed Williams the first few thousand dollars in coins in May and that was rejected - but the whole sum was due by the end of July. That was a week ago and we asked Saldivar if he had paid up. Instead he told us he had found a new friend:..
Jules Vasquez
"I know you have a significant fee to pay for damages to the Prime Minister."
Arthur Saldivar, attorney
"He is damage? Is he damage? I don't know that he has been damage." (laughing)
Jules Vasquez
"You paid them?"
Arthur Saldivar, attorney
"If I paid it? Listen to me; again, I am trying my best. I must really and truly give thanks to my learned friend senior counsel Rodwell Williams for his understanding and patience with me. I hope that doesn't get him fired, but he has been a very kind man to me."
We could not find out from the Prime Minister if the sixty thousand dollars - which is the largest libel award ever in Belize - had been paid.
Late reports from the PM say that half the amount has been paid.
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