Jamaican Attorney Tells U.D.P. to Talk Over Their Differences

Doctor Malcolm was also asked whether Moses “Shyne” Barrow should take Tracy Panton to court over the U.D.P. headquarters takeover. Interestingly, he believes that both groups should resolve their differences outside the courtroom. His advice to the U.D.P. is to engage in mature discussions and work towards an amicable solution.

 

Dr. Christopher Malcolm, Attorney at Law

“This is not a matter I think is amenable to arbitration as a first instance, not at all in my mind. What I think would be most suitable here is something along the lines of an amicable solution, reconciliation. My sense is this, sometimes you need to get to rock bottom to move up. And I think what has happened here in the context of the UDP is that you have a situation, difficult as it is, where the rawness of it has now brought the country and party to a realization that yes, we may have gone down that road, but is it the best way to go, is it what we are hoping for. I think what we need is mature discussions, facilitated by someone or some persons who understand how mediation works, amicable discussions work and who can help the parties to understand the bigger picture. What you are hoping for is that you don’t have further factions being created. You are hoping the persons can sit down and say look we have our own personal ambitions and ideas as to how best to move forward but we should sit down and see how we can iron out our difficulties, make appropriate adjustments and come to something that wills ever the best interest of the party, best interest of the people of Belize and ultimately do what parties aim for, to become government.”