Belize celebrates it 29th year of gaining political independence from the Empire of Great Britain; this after the Union Jack was lowered at the stroke of midnight unto the early morning on September 21, 1981. The struggle of many prominent Belizeans led by "the Father of the Nation" George Cadle Price is well documented in both print and memory. The bevy of fireworks on that night paled in comparison to the pride felt by each and every Belizean. Our flag brought unity to us all and cemented the feeling that we are a nation to be reckoned with.

Our growing pains exist till today in the very struggle for economic independence. We are creating a great deal of foreign exchange; watch all the SUV's and buildings. But our trade deficit is tremendous. We are no where close to producing everything we eat. Is it necessary? In economic terms it is and we might need to strike a greater balance.

As we grow we might have forgotten to keep ALL our values well in front of us. Growing also are levels of vice that lead to the breakdown of peace at the societal level. Crime is being taken at face value and police are tasked more and more to keep law and order. Police have lots more to do at the same salary levels--a problem unto itself.

We Belizeans and our institutions need to be willing to educate ourselves out of this chasm. There is a need to realize that movements away from Godliness, , selflessness, basic honesty and desire to work have little by little taken us to where we are today. First we need to be lead correctly. Then, our insitutions, namely family, schools, governments, business, NGO's and churches need to perform tit for tat in the quest to do an about turn from societal woes.

We all have noticed our woes. Now we need a viable leader to show us the way towards really being united and proud and BE Belize in perpetuity.

Btw.... The UN is calling September 21, 2010 the International Day of Peace!

Happy 29th! Parade in our carnival with peaceful gusto.

God

Miss Mexico is the new Miss Universe 2010 after a gala of a contest at Las Vegas this past Monday. I watched as the top 15 were being called out and thought 'wow any of these women look as if they belong in the top 15.' And of the top 15, any could be the new Miss Universe. Such was the task of the judges--mere humans who decide on a winner using all their combined expertise, experiences, vantage points, opinions and observations.

I watched Miss Jamaica stride across the stage and thought wow...here is the winner...as she her swimsuit clad body. I did not even compare the points delivered by the judges. Facebook was alive...Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines...well Ukraine might have been lost in the eventual semi-final questions.

Jamaica(IMHO) did not display a great evening gown. Mexico's and the other's were a tad more elegant. The questions were answered more or less at the same level with the Philippines' answer being almost a non-answer. I believed that given the gown that Mexico had edged Jamaica.

Later, Google revealed to me that Miss Jamaica was well-seasoned and it showed. Check for yourself she has been in many a contest. And it showed. Her gait and confidence was super. It was the little things that allowed our neighbour to win. I am so glad for them especially since is of the country so many of us visit everyday.

The next day I was taken aback. LoveFM's headlines was that Miss Jamaica was the runner-up. Why not 'Miss Mexico wins and Miss Jamaica is runner-up' thus giving all our region kudos? Bad move LoveFM.

On the other side of the equation is the world. Some nincompoops are alleging that Jamaica lost since she mentioned God as being the only one that can take a life. Some people think that she should have respected those that do not believe in God.

Oh, how I am so so sorry for humankind or those in humankind that auto-place blinders to God. Why? They are rebels without a cause and oppose for the sake of opposing...sociopaths.

So many of our social ills are rooted in the move away from God. All the gangs, drugs, violence, child abuse, human trafficking, etc. is full of perpetrators that have lost or never had faith in God. This faith has to be instilled at the very early ages of a person's life. Much of this has to come from family and schools.

Operation Jaguar can growl loud enough to blow the dust on the moon but little can it do to curb our society. This will be a slow process that needs to begin from the very fabric of our souls. Yes! It begins when we are babies but us adults have to give in to reason and to God. Us adults have to change many things before we can successfully sow and then reap a new crop of children.

This new crop would then reap all the glory and peace that Belize is ready to offer to Belizeans and the world.

Are their any takers??????

I...love God!!!

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Tacking

Yesterday the People's United Party with representation from most of Belize's constituencies cast votes that supported Orange Walk's very own as leader of the Party. This comes at a time that is crucial in the bid to return Belize on to the path of economic Independence and away from the politics of anger, frustration and vengeance. This is to be followed by a full fledged convention which will start the swing of the nation to IM Dean that his ego-trip of an administration is already into its lame duck stage.

All this is to the expense of our Belize. But we are resilient; we will survive; we are learning. Ironically for the UDP it seems that the only restoration that Belize is experiencing is a draw away from imagining the horrible possibilities. The problem with the UDP perception of their plan for our jewel is that they had none. All they had was conjecture and the hope that their experimentation with Belizeans would work.

It is all a sad state of affairs.

It it premature to go to a countdown to calling Juan Antonio Briceño the 5th Prime Minister of Belize?

I can see the tacking.