MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTMOURNS TRAGIC DEATH OF PNP COUNCILLOR PATRICK FORRESTER
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has paid tribute to the life and work of the late Councillor for the Petersfield Division in Central Westmoreland, Mr. Patrick Forrester. Mr. Forrester lost his life in a motor vehicle accident yesterday.
“This is a shocking and unwelcome development, and I know that the people of Petersfield are experiencing shock and grief at this time. Mr. Forrester is now the third elected representative at the Parochial level to have lost his life since the start of the year, and I am saddened to lose any member of the community of Local Government practitioners.
“I express my condolences to Councillor Forrester’s family and friends, and to his political family, the Peoples’ National Party. I wish them comfort, as they try to process this tragic event, recover their strength, and cherish his memory in the days ahead.”