Today Richie and some of the other performers called us to the Princess for a sit-down to give their side of the story:

Jules Vasquez
"Belizeans are aware of what they call 'puss eena bag'."

Shyne
"At the end of the day, only God can guarantee anything, but we're looking forward to having an extra-ordinary night and extra-ordinary guests."

DJ Dalla, Public Relations
"It does kinda worry me because you know how Belizean people go. You are saying that you are bringing this and if you don't, then...but it's all up to Shyne."

Jules Vasquez Reporting
But Shyne didn't deliver - no special artist came - and that has left the show's promoter DJ Ritchie in a credibility crisis:

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"I am not sure, I am not aware of what happen with the R n' B/ Hip Hop artist them, all I know is that the Miami airport got lock-down, that's all I know. But all I wanted for was for Shyne to come out and say 'Belize, I apologize.'"

And speaking today to Ritchie, Black Chiney, Chino, Black Rhino and their booking agent - it's on Shyne, not Ritchie

Jules Vasquez
"A lot of people say 'it's on Ritchie' it is Ritchie that let us down. What's your response to that?"

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"Well I mean outright you are going to blame the promoter right but then in this situation it's not just me in this show. My part of the show as you can see here are here, Rhino reach here, Chino reach here, Black Chiney reach here. My responsibilities were done. I got everything together, the ground work set - I am not pointing fingers and blaming Shyne but it's just that his part never came through. I even paid 5 first class tickets to Barrington Levy, his management and everybody reach, but he didn't reach because of the situation in Miami with explosion of the gas tank at the airport. But all we want is something from Shyne to clear out my name because now people are pointing direct to me."

Rhino, Black Rhino Sound
"We apologize on behalf of Ritchie to the Belizean people for what happen, we know there is a misunderstanding about the Rn'B artist and honesty, Belize, it's not the promoter's fault, it's not Ritchie fault."

Bobby Chin, Black Chiney Sound
"At the end of the day the people that pay their money to come at the gate, no matter what we say to them they spend their money and they didn't get what they spend their money for. We can be here all day talking about this. But you know how people are in Belize, if you say you are going to give them "A, B,C" you make sure that "C" is not missing or "B". You have to give them "A,B,C" but as Shawn said it's not Ritchie fault. At the end of the day he was the person that was upfront. So the person that is up front will get the blame."

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"My people are here - I did my job."

Jules Vasquez
"So how would you respond to people who said 'we bought a ticket expecting all these people but also an international R & B artist'?"

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"We found out about 6 o' clock on Saturday evening that this is it that we have right here. We left the price at the door at $50, because the plan was to raise it to $70. We left it at $50 so everybody can enjoy the package. I think it was a fair deal with Rhino, Chino, Black Chiney and Shyne and all entertainment for $50, so we leave it at that, but I personally still have to apologize. Although it's no way my fault, because now for me it's going to be hard for me to do another show."

Sharon Williams, Booking Agent - Chino & Black Rhino
"Ritchie believe Shyne. Even when we were asking Ritchie that we think it's a partner that we need to know who is coming. We all just kept relying on Shyne. I was sitting there at the TV station when Shyne told Belize - when ask who it was - that this was going to be the biggest surprise ever and we all just kept hanging on to his words. I want to make the point that Ritchie did not ask me to do this interview. I ask to do this interview because I think it is important that Belize know that what happen had nothing to do with Ritchie. Ritchie is only guilty of believing what Shyne said. That's what he is guilty of and he was almost alone in that. On Sunday before I left Jamaica, Ritchie call me to say that Shyne ask that the show be moved to the MCC Grounds across the street because he was bringing these two huge artists and he didn't think the Princess poolside could accommodate the crowd that would come in response to this. I was here from Wednesday and I can witness that this change of venue cause Ritchie to almost double his expenses. It has particularly upset me because I know that because of it they have lost a lot of money and I don't think it's their fault and I am a Jamaican but it is my opinion that Shyne should help them to recover from this because the additional expenses that they incur in the last 4 days were for no other reason other than he ask them to do it. I am particularly upset that Shyne has not come forward to clear his name or his management because they know that they derail the show. There is no doubt about it."

Bobby Chin, Black Chiney Sound
"We will not leave him (Ritchie) under the bus, we will clear his name, his credit is good with us."

Jules Vasquez
"Shyne will stay under the bus?"

Bobby Chin, Black Chiney Sound
"Well I don't know Shyne personally. That is up to Belize."

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"Right now all I want is that Shyne put out a press release saying that it's beyond anybody's control it's not my fault, it's not anybody's fault. Just say that in the future something is coming for the Belizean people. We are going to bring it. And clear everybody's name and I believe with that we could work it. That's all I want and for him to have some kind of leniency with me knowing that I spent so much money and I believe so much in him and right now I'm down to the ground."

Sharon Williams, Booking Agent - Chino & Black Rhino
"And yet all you want is an explanation. That blows my mind."

Jules Vasquez
"Would you engage in a promotion with Shyne again?"

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"Boy, from day one as I went to my investors and sponsors - everybody shakes their head when I mention Shyne, but I believed that this could have happen. I was the few that said that a show could happen with Shyne. Everybody says to me 'Ritchie, I hope you know what you are doing, 'Ritchie, watch out.' I was hard headed, I still went through, I believe in it and as the end of the day this is what it ended up to. Now how am I to go back to my sponsors now and say I want to do another show? How am I going to do that? I am just a ghetto youth; I don't have a rich family. I am trying."

Jules Vasquez
"You only name Ritchie."

Isodoro "DJ Ritchie" Galvez - Po People Entertainment
"I only name Ritchie. I am trying, I am far from live up to it, I am just trying that's all and it's rough for a ghetto youth in Belize to go to somebody and say we want money to do this or do that. It's rough, you know that."

DJ Richie sent out a release this evening saying that Shyne left the country for Israel on Sunday "in haste." The release says that Richie's company, quote "categorically disassociates itself from this Shyne scam."

Well Shyne's Label Gangland records has issued its own release, saying, quote:

"Throughout the entire process DJ Richie conducted himself in a highly unprofessional manner…He failed to meet payment deadlines crucial to the timely purchase of the airfare for Shyne…." It continues:

"Shyne performed despite not being duly compensated as per his contract agreement with DJ Richie."

Quite incredibly, the release makes no mention at all of the special guest artists who Shyne himself promised. Richie's release says that he paid over fifty thousand dollars to Shyne and his management team to perform in Belize.