And while Barrow reserved his venom for the personality, Michael Finnegan
was not so reserved. His issue is with Channel 5 – which is owned by BTL.
He says as far as he is concerned that media house is an enemy of the UDP government.
His complaint was about a story that Channel 5 ran last week questioning the
eligibility of Mayor Zenaida Moya. The story was a decoy because it was an issue
that the PUP had decided not to raise mainly because one of their candidates
had his own residence issue. Obviously, the issue did not affect the outcome
of the election, but Finnegan says it was pure malice.
Hon. Michael Finnegan, Minister of Housing
“This didn’t come from the mainstream media. The mainstream
media is considered Amandala Partridge Street component, The Reporter, Channel
7, Plus TV – that is what is viewed as the mainstream media. That came
as malice from the PUP Channel 5 television newscast which I refused an interview
with them. I refused to have them interview me on election morning and on election
evening and I made it clear to them that this is a PUP station that is set out
to destroy the government and the UDP.
Now let’s get back to the mainstream media. The mainstream media
was tough but it was fair, it was constructive. It was doing what the media
should be doing in an election time for our country. So don’t let us mix
up the grapes and the oranges and the bananas in one. Channel 5 is a PUP station
that is being reorganized with lots of money to destroy the government of Belize
and the UDP.”
Jules Vasquez,
The owner of that or the one who controls the controlling interest in the parent
company of Channel 5 is your good friend Mr. Ashcroft. I hope you’ve raised
this subject with him.
Hon. Michael Finnegan,
“We will not get personal and I will not get into name calling. Channel
5 is an instrument that must not be viewed in line with the mainstream media.
The mainstream media I repeat is tough and is fair.”
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