Is Shyne Barrow’s Visit to Jamaica a Distraction?

Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is presently out of the country and has spent the better part of this week in Jamaica.  During his visit, Barrow has met with Prime Minister Andrew Holness at Jamaica House.  P.M. Holness is the Chairman of the Caribbean Democratic Union and Tracy Panton is the Vice Chair of the C.D.U.  But is his visit to the land of wood and water a mere distraction from the internal strife that is tearing apart his party?  That’s what we asked Panton earlier today.

 

Isani Cayetano

“What do you make of the party leader’s many outside visits to other heads of state, heads of government and other political leaders outside of Belize in the face of inner strife within his own party?”

 

Tracy Panton, Area Representative, Albert

“He has his own approach to leadership, I certainly, if I were in his position, I would try to be in country and find a way to sort this all out.  That would be my approach.  There is very little we can garner externally if we can’t fix our house and we can’t right our ship internally.  But that’s his choice, that’s his call.”