{"id":360864,"date":"2026-05-12T18:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=360864"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:46:51","slug":"retired-prison-superintendent-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/death\/retired-prison-superintendent-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired Prison Superintendent passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_360865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360865\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-360865\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Algernon-Charter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"529\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algernon Charter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Prison fraternity\u00a0on island is mourning the death of retired superintendent Algernon Charter.<\/p>\n<p>Charter served as Superintendent of the Dominica State Prison for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Dominica News Online (DNO) extends condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the late Algernon Charter.<\/p>\n<p>DNO will provide more details in a later publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Prison fraternity\u00a0on island is mourning the death of retired superintendent Algernon Charter. 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