Mayor presents key to city

The trip from the airport into town was a slow one, with a number of stops for Marion to greet the throngs of well wishers who were waiting to meet her. The scene at the Belcan roundabout was near pandemonium as Jones stopped to receive the key to the city from Mayor David Fonseca.

Emcee

“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls on behalf of all Belizeans especially Marion Jones and family.”

Mayor David Fonseca

?Marion, it is with great honour and on behalf of my council and the citizens of Belize City, that I take pleasure in officially welcoming you and your family once again to Belize City and of course to the country of Belize. I can stand here all day to recall and recount the memories of your last visit to Belize during the first Belize Games, but then again Clara would kill me for spoiling the programme, so let?s do that later.?

?Seriously though, the records for Belize City shows that the past mayors including myself have given the keys to Belize City to a number of world leaders from all around the world, also to religion leaders and well know entertainers. However, today?s key presentation is a special one for me and I believe for all of us, not only for the reason that Marion is a superhuman in her own right, not because she has won hundreds of races and jumps and not only because she won five medals at the last Olympics, but more importantly, she is one of us. Marion is a part of our Belizean heritage and that is what makes it very special. Marion Jones, it is with great pleasure and honour that on behalf of the Belize City Council, the Government of Belize and the people of Belize, that I present to you today the keys to Belize City and acknowledge you as an honourary citizen. May God bless, guide and protect you always.?

Marion Jones

?Thank you Mr. Fonseca. Hello, hello. Well I understand that this key has been given to many world leaders, but this da fu we (laughs). This is really an honour. There?s been a lot of planning to get me and my family here, but we?re here now and we?re home, so thank you.?

From the Belcan roundabout Marion’s motorcade made its way through Belize City. News 5 was there as Jones met school children and received gifts all along the route.

The gift presented by Ann-Marie on behalf of Channel 5 was a complete set of video tapes on Belize.