EDITOR, The Tribune.

FUNERALS - what is the respectable length of them?

We had one a few years ago that seemingly was trying to establish a Guinness Book record - started at 10.30am and finished close to 5.30pm!

Baptist funerals depending on the number of speeches allowed, can run three to four hours - contrasting to Methodist most time under two hours, but for best time saver the Catholics hog that position very, very rarely over an hour and a quarter, whoever it is, as there are no speeches. You do all that stuff at the memorial the day before.

Last week and honestly no reflection on the deceased, we had an Official funeral, which went on for four plus hours.

Surely Cabinet Office should impose some protocol that would ensure a reasonable respectful time but put a limit on that? The State is paying for it or partially - we line-up the Police-Defence Force and many civil servants leave their jobs for as close to a whole day (it all costs).

Whilst on State paid funerals, how much is budgeted for Military Funerals for the Police-Defence Force and if I see right even the prison? Some weeks you see three to four of these!

ABRAHAM MOSS,

Nassau,

August 7, 2018.