PM Says Municipalities Have Helped to Spread Christmas Cheer  

With Christmas just a few weeks away, people will soon be scrambling to do their last-minute shopping for gifts. While the government is gearing up for the final House Meeting of the year next Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño noted that it’s the municipal governments across various towns and cities that have been spreading the holiday cheer. They’ve been lighting up Christmas trees and organizing festive activities to get everyone in the holiday spirit.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“We need to commend  Mayor Wagner  and the City Council of Belize. It was last week, Friday, when they unveiled or they lit  the Christmas tree. From what I’m told and the images I saw, it was probably the largest ever that they had and also probably the largest in the entire country. It was so beautiful, people coming out.  From all generations, grandparents, parents, children, you know, everybody’s out there. And it gives you such a good feeling, a feeling, a sense of community, of togetherness, of love, of hope, optimism. You know, and likewise in Belmopan, when I saw the images from Belmopan, I was like, wow, I mean, it’s great. Here in Orange Rock this weekend, the same thing we did at the Central Park. Whereby we also unveil the lights and lit up the Central Park. And the beauty about this is that, whilst that itself, it’s wonderful, exciting, and great.  Once you do this, every night people go out as families to visit these areas. People go there to sell their, you know, food or drinks or whatever it is. Um, and it builds a sense of community. And we’re feeling that sense all across the country.”