GOB Finalizes List of Contract Officers to Go

There was some degree of anxiety today in Belmopan as government has concluded preparation of the list of contract officers who will be terminated. Government hopes to save $3 million annually by terminating those contracts, which at an average salary of $60,000 a year, works out to about 50 contract officers. Government is believed to spend as much as $10 million annually on contract officers, so this represents less than a third of those employees. The list, we are told will be sent out later this week and could include some high profile political names.