By EARYEL BOWLEG
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
PATRICIA Minnis, the wife of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, helped to raise funds for the funeral of the murdered teen Kenrika Martin.
Mrs. Minnis told The Tribune on Friday that Martin’s mother asked for assistance to pay for the funeral on Saturday, December 20. At the time, they were short of $1,500.
She added: “I was calling around to various women’s groups and various friends and families to help her bury her daughter on Saturday. There’s a little shortfall up to yesterday (Thursday).”
“I’ve been fully supporting Ms. Lightbourne (Kenrika’s mother) and her family because there are some issues that if we help to resolve those issues within the family we can help these young girls who sometimes move away from the family because of the issue in the family.”
She said that she would attend the funeral if she is not travelling on that day.
The teen’s body was found at Stokes Cabana last month and in December the body of another Nassau Village resident Cleo Lockart, mother of six, was discovered.
Mrs. Minnis called Nassau Village a “vulnerable community” and she is working with Kenrika Martin’s mother to have a mentor group in the area.
“In the New Year, we’ll get in there and try to work with young women in there along with the churches and some other groups that are already in there working to get together. All of that community of young women and young mothers so that we can work on what is the change that is needed,” she said.
Mrs. Minnis planned to contact the family of Cleo Lockart.
Comments
bahamianson 4 years, 4 months ago
What is this piece about? Very confusing?
Well_mudda_take_sic 4 years, 4 months ago
LMAO.....most of us would just like for her to give up all of the outrageous costs of the "Office of the First Lady" that her husband so ceremoniously and sanctimoniously bestowed on her with an annual budget that includes over $10,000 for tea parties alone.
birdiestrachan 4 years, 4 months ago
The woman loves the spot light. could she have given without going to the press for a Kodak moment.??
jackbnimble 4 years, 4 months ago
Had the same thought. Bible says ‘Give in secret and you will be rewarded openly’. Give openly and that’s al you get. 5 minutes of satisfaction for having you name called.?
Well_mudda_take_sic 4 years, 4 months ago
So true.
pileit 4 years, 4 months ago
Actually I've always known her to be a demure, self-effacing person. It's quite likely the reporter shoved a mic and began leading questions. Its tough to not say something they spin into a story.
ThisIsOurs 4 years, 4 months ago
This doesn't seem like an event where random reporters would be hanging around. Soneone "told" them about this, either told them that she was going to be there or asked for space in the newspaper to report the story. This seems like an effort to generate positive PR around the First Lady. The FNM is grabbing at any opportunity for positive news in light of VAT inflation that they said wouldn't happen, clickToClear customs system failure and BEC power outages after announcing everything was on the way up. I see theyve just announced an ecumenical service for Dorian victims...thought we had one already... But as usual I could be wrong.
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