Last night on 7news, you saw Sculptor Stephen Okeke make his pitch for the Soberanis bust he has designed to be put in a place of prominence in Battlefield Park – replacing the previous one – which he says doesn't do justice to the great labour leader. Today the Mayor told us he has time for Okeke.
Darrell Bradley - Mayor, Belize City
"That statue of Anotonio Soberanis has been there for a reasonable amount of time. We don't have any plans to remove that statue. We have been doing advertisements about the park and one of the things we put in the advertisements is that Antonio Soberanis will remain in the park and will be more prominently featured. I did see something and I do intend to have a conversation with Mr. Okeke in terms of seeing his availability and what he has. We do want to ensure that we pay honor and homage to our political heroes. I think that Battlefield Park is an area particularly because it is in the center of Belize City and it is in front of the Court - that we could have this and it will elicit more pride and a good value and feeling in the downtown area."
Jules Vasquez
"Will you accept Mr. Okeke's bust as a more accurate recreation or version of the actual Mr. Antonio Soberanis."
Darrell Bradley
"I have not seen the bust. What I will tell you is that I will commit and undertake to visit him and I will look at what he has and I will undertake what you are saying in terms of the accuracy. That is what we want for Battlefield Park."
The existing Soberanis bust was unveiled in 2010.
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