President Irfaan Ali has said that the lives of the children who died in the Mahdia Secondary School dorm fire on May 21 will be remembered through the implementation of positive change in their communities.
The President made the statement on Thursday to bereaved families and friends of the children during the memorial and funeral service for 11 of them in Micobie, Lower Potaro River. A total of 20 children died.
“I recommit to all of these families our love and our continued support. We are going to ensure that these girls and our little boy, that their lives are marked with a legacy of positive change in these communities… We are going to leave a legacy of their lives with good action and strong commitment to our people and our children”, he said, according to a statement from the Office of the President.
The girls: Natalie Bellarmine, Andrea Roberts, Lorita Williams, Nickleen Robinson, Sherlyn Bellarmine, Lisa Robert, Cleoma Simon, Tracil Thomas, Delecia Edwards, Arianna Edwards and Sherana Daniels were flown home for burial.
