BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 3RD 2011 (CUOPM) – Flags in St. Kitts and Nevis will be flown at half-staff on Friday, the day of the Official Funeral in Antigua of former Administrator and Governor of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, the late Sir Fred Phillips CVO, QC.
Chief Secretary Mr. Joseph Edmeade said flags on all Government Buildings will be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for the late Queen’s Representative, who died at Hodges Bay home, Antigua on February 21, at the age of 92.
Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas will deliver a tribute during the Service of Thanksgiving at the Spring Gardens Moravian Church.
The St. Kitts and Nevis delegation also includes Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Delano Bart, and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Premier, Ms. Angelica Elliott.
Platoons from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force will join their counterparts from Antigua and Barbuda in providing full military honours.
Sir Fred’s body will lie in repose at Government House for public viewing from noon on Friday, before being taken to Spring Gardens on St John’s Street for the 2 pm Service of Thanksgiving.
Prime Antigua Bishop Kingsley Lewis will present the sermon while the service will be officiated by Reverend Dr. George Mulrain, Connexional President of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas. The lessons will be read by Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Baldwin Spencer and Archbishop Orland Lindsay.
