But, today, FECTAB - which has long been allied with the Feinstein Group had a press conference to come out swinging against MSC guises. With the usual dramatic language, they say their presence in Belize will be the end for small local cruise operators:

David Almendarez, FECTAB
"We are here because we're not happy with the situation. We had a dream that they will build a port, front of Belize City. They will have good owners who thinks about the country, think about us, try to make a little money, spread the wealth, make Belizean people get out of poverty, make we be owners of something."

"The local tourism industry will lose from this deal. Nobody will bring an island close to us and share the pie. It doesn't work so. When a Belizean company boss, a Belizean family boss, wwho a;ready linked with us boss."

"People no linked with we boss. You think when the white man comes from Miami on a plane he links with us? You think they want to see David Almendarez owns 10 buses? You think they want to see Yhonny owns 10 busses? You think they want you all to get jobs?

"You all will get jobs if we work that Dark Night or work at Chukka. That is how they are shoving us down. They are not creating entrepreneurs, they are creating more slaves and the decision makers who are there for a very limited time, affecting us for the rest of our life."

"You all are dogs. No mein, because you all rob my children and you all put my life at danger, and put Mr. Luke's life at danger, put Mr. Sankey's life at danger, put Mr. X's life, because we just want the truth and we want good for our company and our country."

Yhonny Rosado, FECTAB
"We oppose the PUP in totality. We oppose BTB Antony Mahler in totality. You have heard the testaments. He was going to be a businessman retirement plan. We were granted entrance to the island. We have a record that the Feinstein's helped FSTV before they sell the property which we did not know that's their business."

We were inside, just before they came, we were eating sandwiches and drinking Belikin Beer and nice margaritas inside of the tourist village. When they were sold to the Royal Caribbean, they black us out."

"I know that if the government lay it down, commit adultery with MSC, MSC will abstract Carnival. Royal Caribbean and all the other small lines that come and MSC will charge them like extra charges and they will pull out from Belize."