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The Belize Times
Established 1957
The Truth Shall Make You Free
1 OCTOBER 2017 | ISSUE NO: 5065
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KELVIN IS ALIVE! More Questions Than Answers Remain Thursday, 28 September 2017 After almost five days, a roots Southside Belize City family is giving thanks for the return of their son and brother. On Sunday, September 24th, SJCJC economics student, Kelvin Usher, 17, was along with his father, Cameron “Ras Ruben” Usher, 41, in Lucky Strike Village in the Belize District when five Gang Suppression Unit (GSU) officers opened indiscriminate fire as they got on scene to conduct a marijuana plant eradication. Cameron heard over 10 shots. This was around 10a.m. and Cameron was in the middle of the field, but Kelvin scampered off. Cameron, a Belizean chef of Sibun Street in Belize City and owner of Vegan Bites at BTL Park, was handcuffed and placed by a tree while the officers went about destroying the almost 150 plants found. He was then transported to Belize City at around five in the evening. By Monday afternoon, word began spreading on social media that Kelvin was missing. The family had already been out searching and the mother, Karima Williams had attempted to file a missing person
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