Tenders: The Final Deal

Belizean tender operators will have until October 21st. to upgrade to larger vessels. Prime Minister Dean Barrow told us he confirmed this in a teleconference with Carnival Executives today. He said he also confirmed that the Belizean consortium of tender operators led by Stanley Longsworth will continue to serve as the shipping agent. It is now up to that consortium to work out pricing with the Carnival group. Prime Minister Barrow also confirmed that in his teleconference with three Carnival executives it was made clear that Rick O'Shea is out of the picture. Having secured and re-secured these commitments, the PM says he will now leave the rest to the local tender operators to make negotiations with Carnival.