NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis paid respects to the late Former Senator Mrs. Telator Cumi Strachan, OBE, as she lay in state in the Foyer of the Senate, August 16, 2018.  He also signed the Book of Condolence to the family, as President of the Senate the Hon. Katherine Forbes-Smith and Speaker of the House of Assembly the Hon. Halson Moultrie, pictured, looked on.  Mrs. Strachan was a prominent straw craft businesswoman who made valuable contributions to nation building.  Her State-Recognized Funeral is scheduled for Friday morning, August 17, at Faith United Baptist Church.  (BIS Photos/Derek Smith)