Bahamas Information Services Updates
'Duke' Hanna's funeral set for August 31
Aug 29, 2012 - 10:12:54 AM


NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Cabinet Office announced today that Mr. Leroy Stephen "Duke" Hanna, former Senator, will now Lie-in-State at the Senate, Parliament Square, Bay Street on Thursday, 30 August, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. instead of Bethel Brothers Morticians, Nassau Street.

Viewing for the general public will begin at 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m.

The State -Recognised Funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, 31 August, 2012 at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street.

Mr. Hanna was a former Senator, founding president of the National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB), served for more than 29 years as president of the Bahamas Musicians & Entertainers Union (BMEU), invested into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) M.B.E during the Queen’s New Year Honours at the Government House in 2004, and a noted Bahamian entertainer.

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