A sitting Member of Parliament for Antigua and Barbuda, Maria Browne, has publicly honored the memory of 36-year-old Sherwin Harding, who lost his life in a devastating late Monday evening road traffic incident along Pares Main Road, framing the deceased as a trusted personal friend, loyal political comrade, and a figure who had consistently offered unshakable backing over the years. Official law enforcement records confirm that the deadly collision unfolded at roughly 7:50 p.m. in the vicinity of Welch Supermarket, claiming two lives on the scene: Harding, a resident of Skerritts Pasture, and three-year-old Janae Browne. Browne delivered formal condolences to the grieving loved ones, social circles, and professional peers of Harding, speaking in three distinct capacities: as the representative for the St. John’s Rural East branch of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party, on behalf of the Ministry of Works, and in her own personal name. “May the divine grant fortitude and gentle solace to every person reeling from this unfathomable, devastating loss, and may Sherwin find everlasting rest,” Browne stated in her public tribute. Preliminary findings from the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force indicate that Harding was operating a Toyota Vitz hatchback at the time of the crash, when he apparently attempted to overtake a separate moving vehicle and came face to face with oncoming traffic, prompting him to swerve off the main roadway and strike a roadside fence and concrete wall. Two additional passengers who were traveling in the vehicle, Rashima Moore and three-year-old Jahcari Browne, were rushed immediately to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre for urgent medical care, where health authorities confirm both are currently in stable, non-life-threatening condition. Local traffic enforcement units have confirmed that a full, comprehensive investigation into the exact sequence of events leading to the fatal crash remains active and ongoing, with no final official determination of cause released to the public as of yet.
