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Sir Colville Norbert Young, GCMG, MBE (born 20 November 1932) is the Governor General of Belize, and also patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He was appointed Governor-General in 1993, taking office on 17 November of that year, and was knighted in 1994.
Activities before becoming Governor General
Sir Colville was one of the founding members of the Liberal Party, a short-lived political party that ultimately became a part of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Young was interested in seeing Belize's development in academia and education, and after returning from England began trying to advance the nation in that regard. In the late 1980s Young became president of the University College of Belize, one of the five parent institutions of the University of Belize, and was one ...
Sir Colville Young at his Los Angeles Toy Drive
This is a program initiated by his predecessor, Madam Minita Gordon, but has now been extended to the rural areas of Belize. Some fifty prominent Belizeans attended the event along with former L.A. City Councilman, Robert Farrell, a regular participant at Belizean functions, as well as the Belize Consul General in L.A., Hon. Roland Yorke, and the Honorary Consul, famous Belizean Soft Ball pitcher, Linda Lewis-Brown. Belizean Artist, Freddy Dixon, followed with an opening prayer. The Toy Drive was held at the Little Belize ...
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During the workshop, works from other Caribbean writers were highlighted by the Governor General, as well as his own.
Governor General of Belize Sir Colville Young arrived in San Pedro Town on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 and held a one-on-one workshop with teachers at the San Pedro High School. Held at the school’s conference room, the workshop was aimed at providing assistance in teaching methods that will assist professors with the seven Belizean short stories found within the pages of Pataki Full. The book written by Sir Colville himself in 1997, offers firsthand insight ...
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