The Theme for your 30th & the 9th

"Honoring our histories, celebrating our cultures, uniting in peace."

I am so not a stickler for themes. For me as soon as it is churned out and presented to us it is already ad nauseum. This year it is no different.

I must say that the graphic as usual is smart. I will assume that it is the same person working n them since they do show continuity year to year. The placement of the Supreme Court building, National Assembly and St. John's Cathedral is nice. I must confess that I do not recognize that section beside the church building...is it the drums?

Each of the three issues alluded to in the themes are gargantuan to be observed much less given credit to at a single September celebration. All in all the populace does not really care.

The populace will celebrate and will love Belize regardless. I love that.

As we inch closer to the September celebrations the debate on the proposed 9th amendment to our dear constitution will collide head on with our celebrating spirit. My... how dare someone say that there is someone born in Belize that is anti-Belizean...the nerve.

For me what is chilling about Nationalization is that the government is teaching our young ones that it is OK to steal. It cannot be refuted that our water, light and telephone infrastructure was built with foreign money. We can argue all day that we in Belize could have done it BUT the fact remains that we did not. Just 10 years ago, water was rationed in the city. Blackouts were a mainstay. Telephone & the 'information superhighway' were growing as fast as the technology allowed it to.

Now as these are established and professional companies.... our government swoops in and GIMME THIS! Well this has happened with BTL and BEL. No payment given for it. However one looks at it, the essence remains a high-level jacking. It was a government-level mugging. Expropriation.... that is a joke. The companies have been stolen.

Then to add insult to injury... the government is attempting to place this high-handed action as part of our country's value system. It is almost like placing a sin in the Ten Commandments just to make it right.

Oh my... then in a divide and conquer type a action. The government calls the Council of Churches led by someone the PM has called a "FOOL" to fool the nation. I don't know why but I keep thinking of these movements as fascist.

Time will tell as to what is really happening here. I pray and wish the best for our country Belize.