Belize Honors George Price, Father of the Nation

There’s been a lot of talk lately about preserving our national monuments and honoring our heroes. But one name that continues to stand tall in Belizean history is the Right Honourable George Cadle Price, the Father of the Nation. Tomorrow, we celebrate George Price Day, paying tribute to the man who led Belize to independence. This year’s commemoration is being organized by the National Institute of Culture and History, along with the National Celebrations Commission and the Price family. The official ceremony kicks off at ten a.m. at Independence Hall and will be streamed live for everyone to join in. And there’s more, a special exhibition showcasing Price’s life and leadership will also be launched. Director of the Institute of Creative Arts, Kim Vasquez, says it’s about remembering George Price’s achievements, but it’s also about reflecting on the values and principles that continue to shape Belize today.

 

Kim Vasquez, Executive Director, Institute of Creative Arts

“The National Institute of Culture and History and the National Celebrations Commission are putting together the program along with the family of honorable George Price. It’ll be at Independence Hall and it starts at ten. It’ll be live streamed and so everybody can tune in. There will also be an exhibit that will be launched as well as we have been doing for the past couple years. That legacy of leadership and his values and his principles that he left behind for us and to remember the journey and for all he did for us as the father of the nation. Whenever I talk about him, I said, it’s sometimes hard for us because we live in a modern day Belize. A lot of things that we take for granted now: roads, utilities, education. We have to remember that there was a time when the powers that be didn’t care if we had proper roads or whether we had quality education or if the lights were on. Those were things now that we take for granted. And he touched so many different sectors in the journey to nationhood and for what he stood up for. I think that’s something that definitely we pause and we reflect and we honor that legacy.”