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Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has extended condolences to the family and friends of the late Elias Dupuis and 18-year-old Tyrell Baltazar who lost their lives during the Easter weekend.<\/p>\n
Dupuis died following a drowning incident at Titou Gorge in Laudat on Monday, April 1, while Baltazar lost his life as a result of a motor scooter accident on the E.O Leblanc Highway on Thursday. March 28, in the vicinity of the Pottersville Savannah.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me join in extending condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Elias Dupuis on his untimely passing earlier this week,\u201d Skerrit said during a press briefing on Friday. \u201cI extend special words of comfort to his cousin, the secretary to the cabinet, Miss Careen Prevost as well as you the members of the media fraternity who would have collaborated with Mr. Dupuis over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cHe was a bright, promising talent who worked at the Electoral Commission as information officer and most recently as investment promotions officer at Invest Dominica Authority.\u201d<\/p>\n
Skerrit said his thoughts are with the wife of Dupuis, their son, and immediate family who have been devastated by his passing.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay God\u2019s comforting grace be with you during this period of grief,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cMay his soul rest in eternal peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Skerrit also wishes a speedy recovery to 15-year-old Sherquan Seaman of Upper Gutter, the friend of Baltazar who is recovering from injury at the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital (DCFH).<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to extend to his father and mother our special regards and of course our thoughts and prayers are with them,\u201d Skerrit stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has extended condolences to the family and friends of the late Elias Dupuis and 18-year-old Tyrell Baltazar who lost their lives during the Easter weekend. Dupuis died following a drowning incident at Titou Gorge in Laudat…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":317798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[301,286,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-death","category-governance","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n