Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning is dead at age 69, after battling blood cancer

CMC has reported that former Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning died early Saturday morning at the age of 69, after battling blood cancer.
 
His wife Hazel Manning, a former Education Minister, confirmed on Friday, that her husband had been suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and was “being prepared to undergo treatment”.
 
A statement posted on his Facebook page, noted that “at 8:15 am today, (Saturday) Former Prime Minister Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning passed away peacefully at the San Fernando General Hospital, after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
“Former Prime Minister Manning was surrounded by his family and loved ones. The Manning family would like to thank everyone for their prayers, love and support during this trying time.
 
“Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.”
 
Manning served as Prime Minister on two occasions between 1991 and 2010, and also in 2012. He subsequently suffered a stroke and received medical attention in the United States. He did not contest the September 7, 2015 general election