Sir Ellis funeral at NAPA Friday

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Published on January 4th 2011 by Clint Chan Tack

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- The State funeral for this country’s first president, Sir Ellis Clarke, will take place on Friday at 11.30 am at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port-of-Spain. 

The announcement was made in a statement issued yesterday by the Office of the Prime Minister. The statement said Sir Ellis’ family will hold a private funeral service from 9.30 am at the Church of the Assumption in Maraval.

After this service, the State funeral will be held at the NAPA from 11.30 am.

Following the State funeral, there will be a private family service for Sir Ellis at the Lapeyrouse Cemetery where he will be buried. The Office of the Prime Minister also announced that tomorrow and on Thursday, Sir Ellis’ body will lie in State for public viewing in the rotunda of the Red House in Port-of-Spain from 6 am to 6 pm.

Former Chief Minister John Osborne dies

 

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Published on January 3rd 2011 by News Staff

OLVESTON, Montserrat -- Montserrat’s former Chief Minister John Alfred Osborne died in the United States Saturday night, official sources have confirmed. He was 74 years old.

The exact cause of death has not been disclosed but Osborne’s health had been failing for several months and his family decided to take him to the US for medical care.

Osborne served as Chief Minister from 1978-1991 and again from 2001-2006. He retired from active politics ahead of the last general election in 2009.

The island’s airport bears his name.

(CMC)

Mara Gets the Nod

 

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Published on January 2nd 2011 by News Staff

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Mara Thompson received the overwhelming nod at today's nomination meeting held in Gall Hill, St John.

Mara, who announced that she would be contesting the seat left vacant by her late husband and Prime Minister David Thompson, received 60 votes out of a total of 69 at the meeting.

The Democratic Labour Party's executive and general councils are yet to ratify the decision. It is expected, however, that this will be done later tonight.

It was a full house at the compound of the Gill and Gollop Parish Centre at the compound of the St John's Parish Church where some constituents gathered. Others who had thrown their hat in the ring, expressing an interest in becoming the next St John MP were also present, including Dale Lashley, Vere Brathwaite, Anthony Walrond and Leroy McClean.