DAME EDRIS BIRD LAID TO REST AFTER OFFICIAL FUNERAL

The nation today paid its final respects to a distinguished daughter of the soil and a trailblazer in the area of education.

Family, friends and former colleagues were joined by government officials during an official funeral for Dame Edris Bird today.

Cherilyn Beazer has a recap of the glowing tributes in speeches and songs which filled the Spring Gardens Moravian Church.