Honorable Roland Yorke

The Honorable Roland Yorke’s Biography continued…

As a consultant, he was assigned to review legislation impacting older persons, and organizing senior groups engaged in advocacy in the Second Supervisorial District. Both assignments enabled him to interact with most elected officials in the city, county, and state that represented the Second District. He was also involved in assisting senior groups in lobbying local and State governments.

By 1977 Roland was able to connect with the Los Angeles Belizean Diaspora and in 1978 a community organization by the name of The Concerned Belizean Association was established with a set of bylaws that made an indelible mark on Belizean Communities throughout the United States.

Always wanting to advance the envelope, CG Yorke joined with the then-Ambassador to the United States in forming a nationwide organization, billed as the Consortium for Belizean development.

But because of his love for politics, Roland joined in the formation of Friends of the United Democratic Party of Los Angeles, a support group to the United Democratic Party in Belize.

Once he discovered that a Caribbean organization named the Caribbean Action Lobby existed, he readily joined at the request of an invitation from Robert Farrell, then Councilman representing the 8^th District in the City of Los Angeles.

While Mr. Yorke’s transition to the Consulate of Belize added to his ongoing drive to improve the quality of life for older persons for some 35 years, now he had the responsibility to serve the entire Belizean Community with an estimated population of 75 to 100,000.

The fact that cancer, particularly breast and cervical cancers seems to impact his community, the Consulate has conducted presentations on both issues twice annually.

Although he speaks of retirement, the recent immigration issues has caused him to review his recent decision verses the need to assist those most traumatized by reckless rumors.