Globally the prices of goods and services are skyrocketing. To a large extent the rise in prices are beyond the control of governments but they are more a function of the effects of globalization and international politics. The wars in the Mideast and the fight against terrorism have definitely impacted negatively on the costs of goods and services.

This essay will attempt to show that anyone who tries to blame the government for the rise in prices of goods and services is either disingenuous or is simply ignorant of the facts. The truth of the matter is that prices have increased all over the world and governments can do very little about it.

The theme “Believe in Belize” did not appear by chance in the political lexicon of the greatest mass political party that ever emerged in Belize (People’s United Party). Faith in Belize and its people was the impetus for the birth of the Nationalist Movement in the mid 20th Century. Ever since then believing in Belize and its people has become the dominant DNA in the gene pool of the PUP. The embers of that flame have never extinguished. Despite intermittent flickers that passion continues to provide the energy that propels the PUP forward.