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unusual facts about Dean Barrow


Lisa Shoman

When Prime Minister Dean Barrow alleged that his predecessor, Said Musa had secretly diverted public funds and charged him with theft, Shoman was on the legal team that ensured Musa’s acquittal.


Belizean general election, 1998

One controversy as the election date drew near was PM Dean Barrow's rushed appointment of Manuel Sosa to the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 19 August to replace the ailing George Singh, just days before the election.

Gang Suppression Unit

PM Dean Barrow announced the formation of the Gang Suppression Unit as a special unit of the Belize Police Department in April 2010, in response to the rising crime rate in Belize which he said had reached crisis proportions.

Ralph Fonseca

In 1984, he became a candidate for the House of Representatives in Queen's Square, running against attorney and city councillor Dean Barrow.

WUB Morning Vibes

In January 2010 a legal advisor of the Dean Barrow administration and an ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs used the show to criticize a statement by foreign affairs minister Wilfred Elrington calling Belize’s border with Guatemala “artificial”.


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