The Cabinet Office announces today that a State Funeral will be held for the late The Most Honourable Arthur Dion Hanna, O.N., former Governor-General, Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister and Parliamentarian, on Thursday, 26th August, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, George Street. Interment will follow in St. Matthew’s Cemetery, Shirley and Church Streets.

The body will lie-in-state in the foyer of the House of Assembly, Parliament Square, from 9:00am on Tuesday, 24th August, until the body departs for the church on Thursday, 26th August, 2021.

Viewing for the general public will be from 1:00p.m to 5:00pm on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, 25th August, 2021, from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A period of mourning will commence at sunrise on Tuesday, 24th August until sunset on Thursday, 26th August, 2021. During this time, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout The Bahamas.

The funeral service at Christ Church Cathedral will be by invitation only, and in accordance with the Emergency Powers (Covid-19 Pandemic) Orders, 2020, and The Bahamas Christian Council’s social distancing protocols, as it relates to church services and seating capacity.

The funeral service will be broadcast on radio and television on the ZNS Network.