Bahamas Setting and Pure Sources Minister Vaughn Peterson Miller has died on the age of 64, the nation’s Workplace of the Prime Minister introduced Sunday.
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In accordance with a police assertion, an unnamed man, whom the Workplace of the Prime Minister recognized as Miller, was discovered unresponsive shortly after 1 a.m. Jap Daylight Time (0500 GMT). CPR was administered earlier than he was taken to the hospital, the place he later died, police mentioned. Whereas no reason for loss of life was instantly given, police mentioned no foul play was suspected.
“Our nation has misplaced a person whose life was devoted to lifting others,” Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis mentioned in an announcement. “Vaughn’s journey, from a younger man in Eleuthera, to a trusted voice on the radio, to pastor, advocate, parliamentarian, and Minister, is one which reminds us that service takes many types. His voice might now be silent, however the instance he leaves behind will echo for generations.”
Miller was first elected to the Bahamian Parliament in 2017 as a member of the then-governing Free Nationwide Motion. He left the get together in 2019 to affix the then-opposition Progressive Liberal Social gathering. He was reelected to Parliament in 2021 and appointed to function the Cupboard minister liable for the atmosphere and pure sources.
Born on the island of Eleuthera, Miller obtained his earliest education at Inexperienced Fortress Main Faculty, earlier than attending Windermere Excessive Faculty and R. M. Bailey Secondary. In later years, he pursued additional training in the USA, together with research on the College of Richmond, Siena Faculty, and Jacksonville Theological Seminary.
In accordance with his official biography, apart from his political life he had been a broadcaster, pastor, commerce‐unionist and social activist, and based the motivational group The Imaginative and prescient Group Ltd. His public service additionally included a time period as Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Social Providers and City Renewal. He was married to Cassandra Miller, and the couple had one baby.
