NEW YORK, February 24, 2012 - The Government Offices
in New York are opening a Condolence Book for the island’s sixth Prime Minister
George Ignatius Brizan, who died on Saturday February 18, 2012.
In a statement Friday, the Mission in New
York said that nationals and visitors could offer their condolences from Monday
until Wednesday February 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth
Joint Offices Conference Room, 800 Second Avenue, 4th Floor,
New York, NY (Between 42nd and 43rd Streets).
Mr Brizan, a founding member of the
National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is the ruling political party, died
at the island’s main hospital at the age of 69.
During his political career, he served as
Prime Minister as well as Ministerial portfolios for Agriculture, Tourism,
Education, Youth, Finance, Trade, Industry and Energy. He also served as Leader
of the Opposition from 1995 to 1999.
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