A respected leader in Barbados’ fisheries sector, 38-year-old Chief Fisheries Officer Dr Shelly-Ann Latoya Cox, will be honored with an official state-sanctioned funeral on Monday, July 13, following her unexpected passing last month. The official funeral service is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. at the Wildey Gymnasium, and a private cremation ceremony will be held for close family and loved ones after the public service. For community members wishing to pay their respects ahead of the funeral, a public viewing will be held on Sunday, July 12, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lyndhurst Funeral Home Chapel located on Passage Road in St Michael. Condolence books will also be available at the chapel during the viewing hours for members of the public to sign and leave messages of sympathy for Cox’s family, friends and colleagues. Cox stepped into the senior role of Chief Fisheries Officer earlier this year, assuming her official duties in January 2023, and served the nation’s fishing industry for just five months before her death on June 13. The announcement of Cox’s funeral arrangements was made jointly by the Cabinet Office and the Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS).