You may recall that official visit from the newly elected Vice President of Taiwan which happened back in August.
Well, he visited both the House of Culture and the Museum of Belize as part of his itinerary, and he was duly impressed.
But, it was August, and he was pouring sweat!
And so, he made arrangements through the Taiwanese Embassy to air condition those visitor spaces.
These arrangements materialized in the form of one hundred thousand dollars' worth of air conditioning units to outfit these buildings.
They are now installed, and today, NICH and the Embassy of Taiwan held a ceremony to make it official.
The Taiwanese Ambassador and the Director of NICH spoke to the gathering about the donation.
Here's what they had to say:
H.E. David K Wu - Ambassador of Taiwan
" It all started in August of this year when our Vice President came here for an official visit, and the Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister, was kind, and he gave a generous welcome party here for a banquet. Our Vice President was very impressed about the significance and the importance of this House of Culture. And the next day, he was also arranged to visit the Museum of Belize. And he spoke to my embassy saying that these 2 institutes of culture and arts are 2 vary significant places, not only for their local Belizeans, but also for the foreign visitors. So, he instructed me to we might as well collaborate with these 2 institutes of culture and arts to make them even more comfortable."
Diane Haylock - President, NICH
"I am full of gratitude and appreciation for our friend, the Ambassador of Taiwan, His Excellency David K. Wu, and the Government and people of Taiwan for having made this generous donation to not just NICH, but our ministry - the Ministry of Tourism and Culture - and our government - the Government of Belize - and I should say the people of Belize as well. We are really grateful for this extremely generous donation, and I really can't thank the ambassador and his government enough for this. You are the first ones to enjoy the cool comfort of the room."
These 2 buildings are now outfitted with 11 A.C units.
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