Re: HOSPITAL
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03/04/02 06:01 PM
03/04/02 06:01 PM
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bywarren
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I must come to Ijacks defense here. If he is who I think he is, he has lived and worked in San Pedro for a long, long time and is not just vacationing there. But whether he lives here or is a tourist, his points are valid. There is a lack of medical services that is much needed. Alot of us have donated to the Lions hospital and are disappointed that it has not progressed more than it has. And, I think it is entirely appropriate to question why the town council has not directed more assets to a need that is so basic. There is alot of money being spent in the attempt to attract more tourists. It is also important that thought and assets be given to the needs of those tourists and the residence of Ambergris Caye. I happen to be a resident of Belize. But I feel anyone who cares about Belize, be they resident or tourist, has a right to express their concerns for the betterment of the country. Belive me, there are alot of tourists who I wish would vacation somewhere else and some residents that I wish resided elsewhere. But those are not the ones who care about Ambergris and Belize and are willing to engage in discussion for it's betterment. They are the ones that don't care and make no effort to leave where they vacation or live better than they found it. So Ijack, keep the comments coming and ignore the ones who don't feel we have a right to try and be a positive influence for a place we care about. Let's hope they find elsewhere to vacation. PS: KB I see from your profile that you are from Canada. It might be interesting for you to read the post under "other parts of Belize" about the dam project. It brings up some interesting points on a company from Canada involving itself in Belize to the possible detriment of Belize. But, a Canadian company probably "knows it all".
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Re: HOSPITAL
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03/04/02 06:47 PM
03/04/02 06:47 PM
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Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 713 Fremont, CA, USA
susangg
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KB: Free speech obviously upsets you. If that is the case, it might be more appropriate for you to stop reading than for others to stop posting, merely in order to accommodate your desire to avoid any views with which you disagree. I too think that the task of building a hospital is too great a task for a private organization to complete without the participation of government at some level -- even for the Lions Club which has been known to work quite a few miracles. I also question whether street beautification might be accomplished with simpler less expensive supplies, and half the money allocated to the hospital. It is, after all, an issue of priorities. Filling potholes for safety's sake is definitely worthwhile, but it need not be done with the most beautiful stones in the world, how about just the least expsensive serviceable product available? I don't know enough about who is responsible for paying the cost of building and equipping a hospital, but perhaps the town might set aside the savings from using less expensive stones to pave the street to a matching fund, allow the Lions Club to administer it through their international tax deductible charity apparatus, and invite matching donations from NGO's, corporations and individuals who might benefit from tax deductions in whatever country they happen to live in? It also makes me wonder why the GOB had all that money to "donate" to the now bankrupt hotel on the beach and not to the building of a hospital????????
Susan Guberman-Garcia, Attorney at Law. Phone: 510-792-2639 Fax/Voicemail:: 510-405-2016 Email: [email protected]
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