1.0Antigua News Roomhttps://antiguanewsroom.comEditorhttps://antiguanewsroom.com/author/editor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="329SWXXgf0"><a href="https://antiguanewsroom.com/lawyer-ralph-francis-laid-to-rest/">Lawyer Ralph Francis laid to rest</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://antiguanewsroom.com/lawyer-ralph-francis-laid-to-rest/embed/#?secret=329SWXXgf0" width="600" height="338" title="“Lawyer Ralph Francis laid to rest” — Antigua News Room" data-secret="329SWXXgf0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://antiguanewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Francis.jpg960710The late Ralph Francis, one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most prominent and respected lawyers, was laid to rest today. The small, intimate service was attended by close friends and family, and five members of the Bar Association. Francis, 72, died on Tuesday at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre after being infected with COVID-19. A special sitting […]