And while he will have a funeral, UDP stalwart, Herbert Panton will be remembered at a memorial service tomorrow at the House of Culture in Belize City.
His wife, Tracey Taegar Panton and their two daughters remain in mourning - but, according to her Caribbean Shores colleague, Lee Mark Chang she will not step out of the race for party leader. He said this in the UDP standard bearers' chat on Saturday - and suggested also that the convention should be postponed - possibly by a month to give her a chance to grieve.
Well, by last night, the other aspirant for leader, Shyne Barrow was also up in the chat, saying, quote, "I have reached out to sister Tracy via call and text to offer my unreserved support should she wish to extend our Party Leadership Convention to April 10th, 2022 given the exigency of circumstances."
We asked Chairman Mike Peyrefitte this evening whether there would be a postponement and he said there is no change "as of now" but conceded that there may be, while stressing that "'may' is the operative word".
