PRESIDENT David Granger has extended condolences to the relatives and friends of the late, Ms. Petal Frank, a self-sponsored Guyanese craft-woman, who died on Friday during her participation in the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) in Barbados.

Ms. Frank died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after being admitted there on Wednesday, August 23. Ms. Frank and her sister, Ms. Doreen Morrison, have been making hats, handbags, designer curtains and other novelty items from natural and local materials for over 20 years. The sisters often marketed their goods at the Guyana Exposition and Trade Fair (GuyExpo).

President Granger, on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, extends heartfelt sympathy to the family members and friends of Ms. Petal Frank.