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George Price's birthday was observed as a holiday yesterday for the fourth time. As usual, a ceremony was held, but this time it was at his home - and soon to be historical site - on Pickstock Street.
But, in the first phase it's a botanical garden and that was the site of yesterday;s observance. During his speech, Prime Minister Briceno reflected on his time as Price's fellow Cabinet member, and the type of leader he was.
John Briceno, Prime Minister
"He was seated next to me in the cabinet in the cabinet room, and many times I would look at him and say well, how did you all do all of this? And in his humility, he would always say, you know, back then things are so much easier than today, today it's so much more complex. But in his humility, he would never accept that, you know, the great challenges that he met and the many in many instances where you have the superpowers of the world trying to tell him you cannot keep this country that you call Belize without giving something to Guatemala."
"And so I always use that as a guiding example as to what did he do when I'm finding these challenges. His approach to leadership was simple, but yet very powerful. He framed even the most complex matters in ways that were easy to understand. I was offering clear guidance and direction. His thoughts were minimalist but always profound, his clarity of vision was unmatched."
"He had an economy of words that was way ahead of his time. Even before social media platforms. And one of the things I loved about the surprise that nobody was below him, that he would give attention to the most minor details and would listen to anybody on the street such as prepared to to speak with him."
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