Tenth Celebration Cut Short, No Municipal Fair This Year
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ The spirit of the annual September Celebrations has been dampened somewhat with a dismal announcement coming out of City Hall this evening. A press release issued by the Belize City Council informs that the Municipal Fair which succeeds the Citizens’ Parade on the Tenth of September has been canceled. That’s because, according to CitCo, the subvention given to the municipal body by central government has been docked by twenty percent this year. The council says that it has been planning for the annual event for the past few months; however, in a meeting held with the National Celebrations Commission last Wednesday, it was made abundantly clear that the allotment has been reduced considerably. The knock-on effect has resulted in the Municipal Fair being scrapped altogether, leaving thousands of revelers to find an alternative after-parade event to attend on that day. Already facing austerity, CitCo says it cannot afford to foot the bill, more so since a legitimate reason for cutting the budget has not been provided. Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold convened a press brief earlier today.
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