Hon Minister of Education and senior officials visit the residence of deceased student Akon Richards.

Late this afternoon Education Minister Priya Manickchand who is also the Geographical MP for Region Three along with Dr Thandika Smith MP, the other regional MP and other regional officers visited and offered condolences to Carol Williams the grandmother and guardian of Akon Richards, an 11 year-old Cornelia Ida Primary School student who drowned last night in the village of De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara. The Minister offered her deepest sympathies to the family and committed the Government of Guyana to helping with the funeral expenses.