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Rt., Hon. Dean Barrow Prime Minister, Prime Minister
"If he's saying that I wrote some sort of a letter asking that he be given his nationality, I do not recollect any such thing and I would believe that that is absolute nonsense. And in terms of the substance of his charge, my wife's brother in law maintains a residence in Belize, you can argue about what is enough to satisfy the requirements of the law, that's a matter between him and the immigration officials."

Jules Vasquez, 7News
"But, Sir, were you aware that your name and your wife's name is in the nationality report?"

Rt., Hon. Dean Barrow Prime Minister, Prime Minister
"No, I was not, I was not."

Jules Vasquez, 7News
"And if Indeed it says that he gained his nationality, it was an irregular process because he didn't have sustained or unbroken residence in Belize. Is this something that you then regret since you are now - to whatever minor extent - painted with the same unfortunate brush."

Rt., Hon. Dean Barrow Prime Minister, Prime Minister
"Man, listen, listen, listen, no, no, no, please. I cannot be painted with any unfortunate brush. You people have been about allegations in the audit that suggests people were writing letters and vouching for individuals that they did not know and that sort of thing. This is my wife's brother in law, married to my wife's sister - who is Belizean - entitled to - (married for 20 years or so) - having married in Belize - entitled as far as I am concerned to get nationality, and for me to have signed the passport photos and, ah, the recommenders portion in the application - what on earth could be improper about that? That's nonsense. Absolutely nothing to it. "