People’s National Party Denounces $6.9 Million Land Deal for Tertiary Care Hospital

The People’s National Party categorically condemns what it describes as the shocking decision by the People’s United Party to authorize a staggering payout of $6.9 million in taxpayer dollars for land, a sum grossly inflated compared to the Belmopan City Council’s valuation of merely 1/20th of the sale price.

A release from the party says, “This is an outrageous misuse of public funds, especially given that the proposed national referral tertiary care hospital was intended to be constructed on the grounds of the University of Belize, Belmopan – at no cost for land use. We implore the Government to urgently reconsider this decision. The selected property is not suitable for such a critical healthcare facility, and the excessive cost is an affront to prudent fiscal management.”

The PNP says that public monies should be spent judiciously, particularly when funded through a US$45 million loan from the Saudi Arabia Fund for Development. it says that it is time for the Government to demonstrate true responsibility and redirect this vital investment to better serve the people of our nation.