A public appeal has been launched by the Office of the Chief Health Inspector, asking community members for help tracking down next of kin for four people who have died and whose remains are currently being held at Straffies Funeral Home. The remains of the four individuals have been in the funeral home’s care for varying lengths of time as of the notice’s release. Gintaras Lokocikas was taken into the facility’s care on May 16, 2025, followed by Kelvin Anthony on June 10 of the same year. More recently, Vernon Hippolyte was received on April 6, 2026, and George Phillis was added to the unclaimed roster on April 24, 2026. Any immediate or extended family members connected to these deceased individuals are requested to reach out directly to Straffies Funeral Home, located on St. John’s Street, by telephone at 462-0575. The primary purpose of this contact is to begin making arrangements for a private burial service that aligns with typical family preferences. Officials have issued a clear 14-day deadline from the date this public notice is published. If no eligible relatives step forward to claim the remains within this two-week window, the government will take over the process and arrange for interment at a local public cemetery, with no additional public announcements or notifications issued after that point. The Office of the Chief Health Inspector has also explicitly noted that once the government carries out this public burial, no legal action can be taken to challenge or reverse the arrangement after the fact. This administrative process follows standard protocol for unclaimed remains, designed to ensure dignified treatment of deceased individuals while adhering to public health and local governance guidelines.