Tourism Minister David Allen died today after a six-week illness.

The 59-year-old Progressive Labour Party stalwart passed away at 2.30 p.m. with close friends beside him at a home in Tucker's Town.

His death follows his release from the Lahey Clinic in Boston last Friday, where he was rushed for emergency treatment and detained in the Intensive Care Unit.

But Mr. Allen made the decision to return home to Bermuda last weekend to be with the people he loved during his final days.

Full report in tomorrow's Royal Gazette and on www.theroyalgazette.bm