PM Briceño Says Novelo’s Bus Terminal has to be Redone

On Thursday afternoon, fifty-three-year-old Ana Chanim and another unnamed woman were injured when a piece of concrete fell on them at the Novelo’s Bus Terminal here in Belize City.  Chanim was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after the cement fragment injured her right collarbone.  It’s an accident that has left many questioning the soundness of the structure.  The Transport Department has since issued a statement informing us that an investigation is underway.  The ministry also says that it will be reaching out to the families and doctors for updates on their conditions.  This afternoon, Prime Minister John Briceño spoke briefly about the need to repair the building.

 

Reporter

“Sir, would you weigh in on the incident at the bus terminal.  As the Minister of Finance, do you believe that monies should be allocated to that entire structure?  At the bus terminal a portion of concrete fell on a woman and it could have practically killed her.”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“Well, I have not gotten the report as to what happened and I am not going to dispute it but yes, that whole area has to be completely redone.”