The Tribune

THE body of the late Sir Edward Charles Carter, KCMG, will lie in-state today in the foyer of the House of Assembly from 8.30am to 3pm.

The general public is invited to view the body from noon to 3pm. Following this will be the flag presentation to the family and the sounding of the last post.

The former Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister and veteran broadcaster died at the age of 78 earlier this month.

He was elected to the House of Assembly as a member of Parliament for the Progressive Liberal Party in 1982 and served a second term in 1987. He represented the Holy Cross constituency and served in the Pindling administration as minister of health and minister of foreign affairs.

In 1992, the Ingraham administration passed a law opening the airwaves to all who wanted private licences. In 1993, that administration started to issue the licences and Sir Charles was in 1999 granted a licence to open his radio station, Island FM. He was appointed to the Senate in 1997 by the PLP, but had to resign his seat as the law stipulated that no politicians were to have radio licences.

From 2004 to 2007, Sir Charles held the positions of publisher and general manager of The Nassau Guardian. He was knighted in 2016.

He is survived by his wife Lady Muriel Carter, as well as sons, Eddie and Mark Carter.