The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is encouraging Jamaicans to observe ‘nine night’ in honour of former Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga. “Wednesday will be nine days since the transition of Mr Seaga and, as you all know, our tradition is to observe the ninth night,” said Minister Grange who announced that...

The Constituency of West Kingston will host a series of activities to celebrate the life of the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, provided details during a press briefing held at Jamaica House on June 3. She informed that a Nine Night will be held in Tivoli Gardens...

Several events have been scheduled for Jamaicans to pay their respect to the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, which will culminate with the State Funeral to be held on June 23 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street, in downtown Kingston, beginning at 12 noon. Mr. Seaga will be laid to rest at National Heroes Park, following...

A strong representation of Government officials was on hand at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston to receive the body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, which arrived on Sunday, June 2. The casket bearing Mr. Seaga’s body, which was draped in the National Flag and escorted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), arrived...

The body of the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, is scheduled to arrive on Sunday, June 2. Mr. Seaga’s remains, draped in the national flag, will arrive on a Caribbean Airlines flight at the Norman Manley International Airport, escorted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Family members, including widow Mrs. Carla Seaga and daughter Gabrielle,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, has hailed former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, as a nation builder and cultural icon who was instrumental in advancing Jamaica’s creative industries. “I was his junior Minister in the Ministry of Culture, and [worked with] him as Minister of State for Information when the...

Members of the Senate, today (May 31), observed a minute of silence for the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Mr. Seaga, who was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister, died in a hospital in the United States on May 28, where he had been receiving treatment.  He was 89 years old. Senate President, Thomas Tavares-Finson, informed that a joint...

Fourteen persons from the County of Cornwall were awarded the 2019 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) at the Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and Spa in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (May 30). The recipients were recognised for their academic achievements and humanitarian efforts in aid of their wider communities and country. The parishes of Trelawny, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and Hanover produced three...

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus mourns the passing of one of our Distinguished Fellows, Former Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Edward Phillip George Seaga. The Mona community extends its condolences to his widow Carla, also a member of the university community, his children and the rest of his family; we also express condolences to his colleagues, constituency...