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Deputy Man­ag­ing Ed­i­tor

For­mer jour­nal­ist, com­mu­ni­ca­tions spe­cial­ist and men­tal health ad­vo­cate Char­lene Stu­art was giv­en her fi­nal rites yes­ter­day in a heart­felt, tear­ful fu­ner­al ser­vice at the Love and Faith Church World Out­reach Min­istries in Sophia, Guyana.

Stu­art, 45, died on Ju­ly 20, prompt­ing an out­pour­ing of trib­utes from fam­i­ly, friends, and for­mer co-work­ers from across the re­gion.