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He brought up his multi million dollar contract with Disney and Jules picked it up from there:

Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"You know for a fact that I've done a multi-million dollar deal with Disney. So don't pretend as if I can't finance the United Democratic Party myself."

Jules Vasquez
"From your personal fortune I know you can, sir."

Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"So this idea of Diddy Combs, the only thing that he was proposing to give was the scholarship from Howard, which has not come to fruition. I don't know what's happening with Howard."

"If Howard would want to still help Belize we would take it, but at this point I want nothing to do with anyone that is engaging in that type of activity."

Jules Vasquez
"Sir, so you refer to your personal fortune, which I am sure is formidable, and I know that you have signed multi-million dollar deals, multiple in your life, indeed. It is often noted in politics, and it is, I think I first heard it from the great Dean Barrow, don't use your personal money for politics, because your personal fortune is a finite resource, and we know that the needs in politics, the needs are infinite. Explain to me how you manage these competing interests of incessant needs of people in politics, your own people, and the finite nature of one's personal fortune."

Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"Well I am extremely fortunate to have people that support my vision for Belize in the donor community, nationally and globally, and my only interest is the development of Belize and whatever sacrifice, whatever I have to do to ensure that our democracy is strong in opposition and that I give the United Democratic Party an opportunity to form the next government where we can implement our policies for the development and transformation of this nation. I am prepared to make whatever sacrifices I personally need to make."