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Clifton De Coteau has died
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021
Former MP, minister and school principal Clifton De Coteau has died
The Express was told that De Coteau was fighting the flu, and returned to his Gajadhar Lands home after exercising and purchasing the newspapers this morning. He collapsed after getting out of his car. It is suspected he suffered a heart attack.
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