| Turning The Price Family Home Into A Historical Site | | Thu, January 16, 2025 | | And at the ceremony, the government announced a major project in Price’s honor. While last year, they introduced a book of his speeches, this year, they published a book of selected letters from Price’s collection of documents. On top of that, the project includes the botanical garden we told you about and more... |
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And at the ceremony, the government announced a major project in Price's honor. While last year, they introduced a book of his speeches, this year, they published a book of selected letters from Price's collection of documents. On top of that, the project includes the botanical garden we told you about and more. Minister Fonseca spoke more about it yesterday.
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Culture
"I mean, this is a very, very exciting project, very exciting initiative. It's something we've, you know, we've been working on really for more than two years. Of course, you know, we had to engage with the Price family. Their support and their approval was, of course, critical to the entire project. So we're very happy we spent several months talking to them about, you know, what we wanted to do. And as you all know, about six months ago, we signed an MOU with the Price family, giving NICH really custody of this property, to care for it and maintain it. So this is really the next step in that project, that effort. Of course, Mr Price You know, everybody who knows about his history and his legacy knows that, you know, he was very concerned. He was way ahead of his time in terms of the environment, environmental consciousness. And he's, you know, he's legendary for picking up garbage and that sort of thing. But he loved to plant trees. And of course, other members of his family, including Ms Meg Craig was very, very involved with the environment and the work of the Audubon Society and other organizations. And so we thought it was absolutely fitting for us to conceive this project of establishing a botanical garden right here in Mr. Price's family home, in his backyard. And so we've teamed up with FCD, friends for conservation and development. We're working with, of course, through a NICH, with many other partners as well, to make this a reality."
"This project will see the restoration of the home, the Price home. So we want to preserve, of course, its, its full nature and the infrastructure, but obviously there's a lot of work to be done in terms of the foundation and, and fixing it up. So that will be a big, big project that we undertake, starting later this year as well. And then the booklet, Good Belizeans. We wanted to of course, share, as I said in my remarks, we want to always continue to promote and preserve the legacy of George Price, especially for our young people."
"We have an obligation and duty at NICH to preserve and promote the legacy of this great man, the father of our nation. And so one of the ways we're doing that is to produce booklets, and make them available for free through our websites and portals. So this booklet, Good Belizeans will be available for free through access 501 on the Ministry of Education website. And it's a collection of his letters."
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