To­ba­go is mourn­ing the loss of for­mer Sen­a­tor Cyn­thia Al­fred, who passed away on Tues­day at age 84. Al­fred, To­ba­go’s first fe­male Deputy Chief Sec­re­tary, served from 2001 to 2009 in the THA and was a pas­sion­ate ad­vo­cate for the peo­ple of To­ba­go.

She con­tributed to de­bates in Par­lia­ment as a PNM op­po­si­tion Sen­a­tor from 1997 to 2000.

She then be­came a THA As­sem­bly­man rep­re­sent­ing the Ba­co­let/Mt St George dis­trict af­ter suc­cess in the 2001 THA elec­tions.

The Di­vi­sion of Tourism, Cul­ture, An­tiq­ui­ties, and Trans­porta­tion de­scribed Al­fred as a “bea­con of cre­ativ­i­ty” who in­spired gen­er­a­tions in the cul­tur­al arts. In a re­lease, the di­vi­sion said Al­fred was known for her ded­i­ca­tion to pre­serv­ing To­ba­go’s rich her­itage.

PNM To­ba­go Coun­cil po­lit­i­cal leader An­cil Den­nis and the Of­fice of the Chief Sec­re­tary al­so paid trib­ute, cel­e­brat­ing her life­long con­tri­bu­tions to pol­i­tics, cul­ture, and ed­u­ca­tion.

Den­nis said Al­fred’s lega­cy will be re­mem­bered for years to come.