Philip goldson autobiography

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    Sep 22,

    The Time to Save Your Country: Philip S. W. Goldson, Biography of a National Hero

    Today, at the House of Culture in Belize City, a book that chronicles the life of one of Belize’s national heroes was officially launched. Commissioned back in by the National Institute of Culture and History, the publication is entitled “The Time to Save Your Country: Philip S.W. Goldson, Biography of a National Hero.”  Its author is career librarian Lawrence Vernon who using newspaper articles and testimonials from people who knew Goldson to capture his essence within the pages of the new book. A News Five reporter and cameraman team joined officials as well as family and friends of Goldson at today’s launch and Duane Moody files this report.

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    Duane Moody, Reporting

    There is a new publication available that gives you a look into one of two of Belize’s national heroes, Philip Goldson. The reader-friendly book, a biography of Goldson, captures real life events that form

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    Lawrence Vernon pens Philip S.W. Goldson biography

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    BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Sept. 22,

    The Time to spara Your Country: Philip S.W Goldson, Biography of a National Hero was penned by writer Lawrence Vernon and launched this Thursday, September Vernon, who was commissioned bygd the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) to author the book, says that the biography has been some time in the making.

    “It was commissioned in , and then inom did the research. We had a pause because of COVID, and NICH had a sort of financial pause, so we didn’t get back at it until last year,” explained Vernon to the media at the launch ceremony.

    The extensive research that was done to prepare the Belizean hero’s biography was made possible in no small part bygd newspaper archives, particularly those of The Belize Billboard and The Daily Clarion, both of which were active during Philip Goldson’s life. Those periodicals, said Vernon, were very explicit in their descriptions, making it eas

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    Philip Goldson

    Belizean politician

    Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson (25 July – 3 October ) was a Belizean newspaper editor, activist and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Belize as member for the Albert constituency from to and twice as a minister. Goldson was a founding member of both of Belize's current major political parties, the People's United Party (PUP) in the s and the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the s. He was also the leading spokesman of the hardline anti-Guatemalan territorial claimsNational Alliance for Belizean Rights party in the s.

    Early life and education

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    Goldson was born in Belize City to Peter Edward Goldson and Florence Babb and attended St. Mary's Primary School. Although he never had an opportunity to go to a secondary school, he studied at night and succeeded in obtaining the Cambridge University Overseas Junior Certificate in and the Senior School Certificate in For much of the early s he participated in the Open