Last Updated on September 11, 2025, 6:28 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew thanked the Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for lowering their national flag in observance of the recent death of the Former Governor General of St Kitts and Nevis, Edmund Lawrence. The third and former Governor General of St Kitts and Nevis died at the age of 93.
The whole nation is grieving the loss of the former governor general who served in the highest nominal office of the country for two years, starting on January 2013. The Prime Minister extended his gratitude to Edward Tao for paying his and his nation’s respect for the statesman.
The Prime Minister said that this gesture is a true mark of respect for the individual who has dedicated his life to the people of the country. The officials from all over the country have still been sending out condolences and grieving the loss.
Meanwhile, the gesture from what was one of the oldest and most important ally of St kitts and Nevis was appreciated by the Prime Minister. Dr Terrance Drew noted that Sir Edmund Lawrence had given so much of himself to the service of the people.
He was in her early eighties when he took charge of the office of the Governor General. He served under the leadership of the second Prime Minister of the country, Dr Denzil Douglas.
The Prime Minister said that the Governor General of St Kitts and Nevis has left a legacy for generations to come. He highlighted that the Governor General of the country has touched several lives in the country.
He highlighted that the members of the community will remember the individual with fond appreciation. The Prime Minister, his deputy, and several members of his cabinet took the opportunity to share their own condolences to the family and friends of the former governor general of the country.
Sir Edmund Lawrence is survived by his wife, Lady Hulda Lawrence.
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