And, while they say the Prime Minister had no horse in the race, Faber and Martinez surely did. They were pulling hard: Faber for Willoughby and Martinez for Peyreftite. So hard in fact that they nearly got into a fistfight on Neal's Pen Road two weeks before the convention. We asked them how they will patch things over post-convention:
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"How will you and Mr. Martinez move forward in mending your relationship?"
Hon. Patrick Faber, UDP Deputy Leader
"As I've said to you, I have nothing personal against the Minister Martinez, he is my colleague and I'd like to think he's my friend as well. We will continue to work together, these conventions force us sometimes to take opposing sides, when it is that there is a matter that is very dear to a person heart, like his constituency of Port Loyola, this is his kingdom as he put it for the last few years. So, it is something that he's very passionate about. We get into these differences but it is never to the extent that we will not be able to work together and continue to socialize together for the benefit of the people who we serve, which is the entire Belize."
Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez, Port Loyola Rep.
"Moving forward, I am a team player. I believe that we don't need to go party together, but we can work together and that is my main concept. So for me I don't see a difference in terms of working and moving forward."
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