Prime Minister Harris Makes Statement on Pine Gardens Shooting

Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris has extended deepest sympathy to his friend and cabinet colleague, the Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, who is grieving the death of his son, Mikhail. Prime Minister Harris also extends sincere sympathy to Mikhail’s mom, Iris Williams.

A statement from Goverment Headquartres quoted the Prime Minister as saying “My Team Unity Government and I lift up our beloved colleague and his whole family in prayer and ask God to heal the unimaginable heartbreak of having to bury a child. Minister Liburd can count on us to give him the emotional support needed during this incredibly painful time”

He added, “while tragedy knocks us to our knees, it also brings us closer to the people in our lives who will always be around to hold us by the hand and pick us up off the ground after we’ve fallen into despair. Patches, I am here for you, the country stands with you, and our cabinet will only grow closer in this ordeal.”