| National Hero Price Remembered On Nat’l Service Day |
| Fri, September 19, 2014 |
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Today is National Service Day - the day established to mark the passing of National Hero George Price in 2011. All across Belize, civic-minded citizens, groups and companies engaged in different forms of public service - in the truest spirit of Mr. Price. The PUP started the day with their annual wreath laying ceremony at his burial site on Lord's Ridge Cemetery. He was remembered by his followers and his family:..
Henry Usher, PUP Chairman
"This the 3rd anniversary of the passing of the Rt. Hon. George Price, our uncle and Susie's brother and in this anniversary as in every year we must reflect in what we are and who we are as a country and what want to achieve going forward."
Rt. Hon. Said Musa
"And as he said in one of his poems 'Little people have tried and turned away, nation building is task for giants and you little people who are here with us today will one day become giants when you become nation builders.'"
Hon. Francis Fonseca
"Perhaps the greatest aspect of Mr. Price's legacy to Belize was his commitment to unity; one nation, one people. He truly understood what  that meant, he believe in it. Mr. Price's message of unity standing together shoulder to shoulder fighting for a better Belize and a better life for all Belizeans. I think increasingly people are remembering and reflecting on the leadership of Mr. Price and remembering how he stood for unity in our nation at a time in 2014 when we seem to be so divided on many issues, so I think even in our own party and in the wider society there is a sense of longing for George Price's leadership."
Price's younger sister, 84 year old Katherine Susie Price, laid the family wreath.
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