Elvis Daniel, perhaps remembered by most Vincentians as a former New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the North Windward constituency, died on the evening of Thursday 15th June, 2023.
His passing was first made public on Friday by NDP New Times host Igal Adams.
Daniel was also a local preacher and a mathematician of no mean measure.
He contested General Elections in the North Windward Constituency as a candidate for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 2005 and 2010 general elections, and was defeated on each occasion by the incumbent Montgomery Daniel of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
But Daniel was also a noted and outstanding Mathematics teacher at secondary and post-secondary levels.
When the ULP government refused to reinstate him as a lecturer at the SVG Community College following his defeat at the polls in 2010, not only was there an outpouring of support for his reinstatement, but immediately following his ‘dismissal’, results in that subject area showed a marked decline.
He was also, for most of his life a devout Christian and served for many years as pastor of the Langley Park Church of Christ, Georgetown.
THE VINCENTIAN extends sincere condolences to his family and friends.
The following is a statement released by the NDP on Daniel’s passing:
NDP on the passing of Elvis Daniel
“We are saddened on the passing of a stalwart of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Brother Elvis Daniel.
Mr. Daniel died on Thursday, 15th June 2023. He was an educator, politician and pastor. As an educator, Mr. Daniel taught at all levels of the educational institution in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was recognized as one of the best Mathematics teachers in the country. His contribution to national development was exemplary.
Mr. Daniel contested general elections on an NDP ticket in 2005 and 2010 in the constituency of North Windward. He was one of the teachers, which the government refused to reinstate following the general elections of 2010.
The NDP extends condolences to Mr. Elvis Daniel’s family, his church family and the constituents of North Windward.
May his soul Rest in Peace.
