{"id":308259,"date":"2023-09-18T21:52:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=308259"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:47:08","slug":"pm-expresses-condolences-to-grieving-families-of-deceased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/death\/pm-expresses-condolences-to-grieving-families-of-deceased\/","title":{"rendered":"PM expresses condolences to grieving families of deceased"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-307784\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PM-Skerrit-African-Day-642x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit expresses sincere condolences to the family of the infant who was the victim of an unfortunate drowning in Colihaut on Sunday. His\u00a0statement\u00a0came while addressing a press conference held at the Ministry of Finance conference room on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that this is a very devastating loss like no other for his parents and other relatives and I pray for strength and healing for them in this most difficult moment.<\/p>\n<p>Skerrit continued, \u201cMay God grant them the comfort that they need and the strength that they need to really deal with this tragic loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cMy thoughts and that of my family are with them and I intend to visit the family sometime this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister also sympathized with the family and friends of others who succumbed due to various circumstances over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>He took a moment to send condolences to the family of former Superintendent of the Methodist Church, Reverend William Watty who passed away on Sunday. Skerrit explained that the late Dr. Watty was a Dominica citizen of great standing who worked as a Methodist Minister in Dominica, the Caribbean, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_308263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308263\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308263\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rev-william-watty-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-308263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rev William Watty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit expresses sincere condolences to the family of the infant who was the victim of an unfortunate drowning in Colihaut on Sunday. 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