ON July 29, President Christine Kangaloo will honour those who lost their lives during the attempted coup d'état of July 27, 1990.

The president will lay a wreath at the cenotaph alongside the Speaker and Senate president, a news release from the Parliament on July 26 said.

It said the remembrance ceremony will be held to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and in memory of those whose names are inscribed on the cenotaph.

The tribute will begin at 5.30 pm at the Red House, Abercromby Street, Port of Spain.

The laying of wreaths will be preceded by a procession comprising officers of the parliamentary police unit, followed by the playing of the “Last Post” by a bugler of the police service and a minute of silence.

The Parliament said it mourns alongside the families, friends and colleagues of the people who lost their lives at the Red House during the insurrection by members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen.

On July 27 the country marked 34 years since the attempted coup.

Members of the public were allowed to visit the cenotaph at the Red House to pay their respects and lay wreaths between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm.

The fallen

Leo Des Vignes, MP for Diego Martin Central

Loraine Caballero, clerical officer

Roger George, Assistant Superintendent of Police

Solomon McLeod, Special Reserve Police Officer (killed at police headquarters)

Arthur Guiseppi, Customs and Excise Officer and former police officer

Malcolm Basanta, estate police officer

George Francis, chauffeur

Mervyn Teague, government broadcasting unit employee

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