#Providenciales, May 8, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – Four generations of George Brown’s family gathered
from across the Turks and Caicos Islands and flew in from Florida to be a part
of the historic naming and opening of the new post office, held today May 7,
2019.
The only surviving child of the late George Brown,
Charles Brown was the guest of honour and he was not
alone. Children, grand-children, nieces, nephews and some grand,
great-grand and great-great-great grand relatives were jovial; expressively
saying how proud they were at the idea for the new post office to bear the family’s
name.
George Brown was a former Post Master, police
officer, government liaison, preacher, teacher and more in his community of
Blue Hills.
Minister of Home Affairs, Delroy Williams, in his
final public and official duty under that portfolio today explained that he
proposed the name and was elated when it was agreed to in
Cabinet. He called it a banner day for Blue Hills.
Brown’s son, Charles, was not only pinned with
specially crafted lapel pins featuring the first Chief Minister, JAGS McCartney
and first female Premier, Sharlene Robinson but he was given a framed
photograph of his old home in Blue Hills.
The presentation of the image of his father’s house
which doubled as the post office back in the 1940’s drew ‘oohs and aahs’ and
robust applause.
Mr. Charles Brown cut the ribbon to the main
service door with the Premier and Minister, he was presented with a plague for
the family as its patriarch, he was among the first to enter the new facility
and along with Minister Delroy Williams, Brown opened the first post office box
and yes there was mail inside.
The George Brown Post Office will open to the
public on Monday, with its 3,500 post office boxes.
Post officer workers will spend the remainder of the week, moving into the new facility.
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