Controversial Former Minister to Receive Official Funeral Tuesday in Belize City

As we reported on Friday, former Belize Rural Central Area Representative Ralph Fonseca, known for his influential and often controversial role in national affairs, passed away early Friday morning after a long battle with illness. He was seventy-five. Today, People’s United Party Chairman Henry Charles Usher confirmed that Fonseca’s official funeral will take place tomorrow in Belize City. The ceremony is expected to draw current and former political leaders, supporters, and those who followed his decades-long career.

 

Henry Charles Usher, P.U.P. Chairman

“He’s having an official funeral as a former member of Cabinet, former minister, and elected representative of the house. That official funeral is going to be tomorrow at Divine Mercy Church at two p.m., followed by interment at the Lord Ridge Cemetery.”