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Article: Crossed lines in the Caribbean; Belize and Lord Ashcroft.(Michael Ashcroft)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- October 24, 2009
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Belize's prime minister is attacking one of Britain's most powerful political figures
AT THE end of August the prime minister of Belize, Dean Barrow, rushed through the nationalisation of his country's dominant telecommunications company, Belize Telemedia. The following day a new, state-appointed board was in control of the company. There were few dissenters. Only three of the six opposition members of the 31-seat lower house of parliament voted against.
Mr Barrow is no Hugo Chavez. Unlike Venezuela's president he is a pragmatist, not an ideological firebrand. When the dust settles, he wants to see the company privatised again, but with a more diverse ...