Daniel Panthier, former NYC Publicity Coordinator and National Youth Parliament (NYP) 2022-2023, passed away on Saturday morning, one day after being inducted into the first cohort of NYCD’s National Youth Parliamentarians.
President of the NYCD, Ashma McDougall has commented on his passing noting “Daniel Panthier was a committed and respected youth leader. As both a cherished member of Youth Parliament and a devoted youth activist, Panthier embodied an unwavering pledge to public service and youth empowerment and he left an outsized mark on our country, through his youth. At 24, there was so much Daniel had already accomplished because of his zeal and appetite to succeed. Many members of the Council and NYP 2022-2023 cohort have worked with Daniel over the years in several capacities and will always remember his dedication to youth development and to his constituency.”
His recent appointment to the National Youth Parliament’s Opposition Team was a testimony of his hard work and dedication to youth participation and his engagement in national development.
According to the leader of the Opposition Youth Parliament Team, Lakeyia Joseph, Daniel had indicated to her that his speech for the first sitting of the youth parliament had already been written. He was quite eager to be a part of the Youth Parliament as he had also participated in national and regional debate competitions, representing the Dominica State College at the Windward Islands Debate Competition.
Daniel also served as the CARICOM Youth Ambassador, a program contributing to raising his profile at the national and regional levels. This program has assisted in integrating the views and perspectives of young people from across the Region into national, regional and international policy and programmes and we were fortunate for his representation.
First Vice President of the Council and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Youth Parliament team, Phael Lander has also conveyed his “I am grateful to have known Daniel Panthier. He was kind, intelligent and ambitious. His jovial spirit was infectious and memorable. He will truly be missed. Dominica has lost a true champion.”
Daniel was a friend to many, and we will miss his warm and kind demeanour. Our condolences and thoughts are with his mother, siblings, and the rest of his family.
And we still don’t know exactly where he died and how he died. They say is Morne Daniel but where in Morne Daniel, at the Chinese embassy, the PM compound. Did he take drugs. I am not saying, just asking because all this cloak and dagger stuff only raising more questions and speculation, especially since he was a leading member of the opposition parliament youth team.
And the curse continues with the sacrificing of our young men. Anyone smelling de Coffee?
“Daniel Panthier, former NYC Publicity Coordinator and National Youth Parliament (NYP) 2022-2023, passed away on Saturday morning”
Something is wrong as stated in the quote above: twenty-twenty two minus 2023 doesn’t make sense since we are in March of 2022!
Are they saying he was born in 2022 and died in 2023?
That is the indication of 2022 – 2023
When your neighbors beard is on fire, take a little water and sprinkle yours. Here you have it, a young man, the world before him to exploit. And Lo and behold, the creator of all mankind. The One who have the final say, said, “Come, your time on earth is over.”
It was the wise man King Solomon who once said,
“Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth” Ecclesiastes 12: 1
On one of my pick-up vans I stuck a pumper sticker on it that read,
“Only one life ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.”
So you who read this post, are you ready to die? Is Jesus your Savior?
My sincere condolences to his family, the community of Pt Michel, and all who have been touched by this young man’s passing.
As a mother, I cannot even imagine what his mother must be going through, to have her son, who by all accounts was growing and maturing with a very positive trajectory, wrenched away from her in this way. I pray that she will find courage, and find repose in her creator, who can and will use all things for good, for those who love and trust in Him. In this dark time, I pray that she will find a way to rise and keep going until she is able to see a glimmer of light again. My prayers and my family’s prayers are with the family, his friends, colleagues, the youth he interacted with, and everyone involved.