Trinidadian Minister and children die in fire

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday confirmed the death of the junior minister in the Ministry of Education, Lisa Morris Julian, in a fire.

Initial reports indicate that the fire at her home in Arima also claimed the lives of two other people, including a six-year-old child.

The Keith Rowley-led government said in the statement that she will be remembered “fondly as an unrelenting voice for her constituency and the government”.

“The government...