Bert Tucker received a master's degree in Economics from the University of the West Indies. He did post-graduate work in law and
international relations at
Harvard University. Tucker's lifelong work was for the advancement and development of the human race. He worked in many troubled spots across the world, especially in Africa and in the Caribbean. For three decades he worked for over fourteen countries. He acted as a consultant for
Liberia,
Namibia,
Grenada, and
Zimbabwe. He worked in Jamaica during the
Michael Manley years. He worked for the United Nations in the 80s in sustainable development. He worked with Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings in the 1970s and 1980s. For many years Bert Tucker was a United Nations Advisor to several countries in the Caribbean and Africa. He graduated from the University of the West Indies, and Harvard. His lifelong work was for the advancement and development of the human race. He worked in many troubled spots across the world, especially in Africa and in the Caribbean. He was involved in the rebuilding of
Jamaica during the
Michael Manley era. The rebuilding of Grenada during the
Maurice Bishop era
New Jewel Movement, and the rebuilding of Namibia during the era of (the Southwest Africa People's Organization),
SWAPO. When Tucker worked with Grenada, Namibia and Jamaica these countries were in turmoil. He was an adviser and consultant for the Mandela Center in Belize. He was a visiting lecturer for universities in many countries in particular – in the United States of America, Africa and Latin America. Tucker was one of Belize's leading advocate and support for the work of
Henry C. Fairweather. Mr. Fairweather was known as the "Mahogany Man". Mr. Fairweather's mission was to replant mahogany trees in Belize. Bert Tucker took on this cause and became known as "Mahogany Man', too. Mr. Fairweather was still planting mahogany trees into his 90s. He used his own money, and land to create a legacy; and to build a future for future generations. "Children and Trees Growing Together, A Future for Both', was the theme of the project between BELRIV and the mahogany plantation. Bert Tucker was the founder of the
Isaiah Emmanuel Morter organization to honor the work and legacy of Isaiah Morter; a
self-made man. Morter is reported as being Belize's first colored millionaire. Morter built his fortune on growing bananas and coconuts. He was a strong supporter of
Marcus Garvey 's
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. He once owned Cave Chapel. On May 18, 2014 at the Venezuela Embassy in Belmopan a tribute to honor the work and character of Bert Tucker was held. It was given by Yoel Pérez Marcano, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Belize. The Ambassador from Venezuela described Bert Tucker as "a visionary, revolutionist, and a man who dedicated his life to fight against colonialism". A hall in the Venezuela Embassy in Belmopan was dedicated to honor Bert Tucker. Mr. Vernon Cord, a lifelong friend of Bert Tucker spoke at the tribute off his character as "passion for change, progressive thinking and empowerment of the less fortunate". There has also been a street in Belmopan to honor Bert Tucker. The Commission for Reparation in Belize was started in 2013. It was initiated by Bert Tucker. ==Quotes==