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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), who is also the Member of Parliament for West Kingston, observes while Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, signs the condolence book for the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Lying-in-State of his body at the Denham Town Community Centre today (June 11). [FILE]

Residents of Denham Town Share Fond Memories of Edward Seaga

Residents of Denham Town in West Kingston shared fond memories of the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, today (June 11), at the Lying-in-State of his body at the community centre. Mr. Seaga, who also served as Member...

Terminal Manager at Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Valerie Campbell; Deputy Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Claudia Grant (centre); and Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, show off their awards. The three stalwats of the maritime industry were honoured at the recent Women In Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) fundraising event held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston

Three Female Stalwarts of the Maritime Industry Honoured

Mourners filing past the casket of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Lying-in-State of his body at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre on Monday (June 10).

Residents of Tivoli Gardens Pay Respects to Edward Seaga

The body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, lying in state at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday (June 7).

No Official Functions During Mourning Period

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivering the keynote address at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) appreciation luncheon for teachers and instructors serving in the penal system, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 5).

Society Urged to Give Former Inmates a Second Chance

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Mr. Seaga Hailed by St. Ann’s Bay Mayor as Thoughtful and Fearless Leader

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay and Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Michael Belnavis, says former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was a “thoughtful, strong and fearless leader” whose stellar contribution to national progress spans several sectors. In an interview with JIS News, Mayor Belnavis credited Mr. Seaga as being the driving force behind the development of...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (fifth left), with members of the Advisory Board for the Hanbury and Windsor Lodge Children’s Homes operated by the Salvation Army Eastern Caribbean Territory, during a courtesy call by the group on Thursday (June 6), at King’s House.

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PHOTOS: Lady Allen with Advisory Board for the Hanbury and Windsor Lodge Children’s Homes

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (fifth left), with members of the Advisory Board for the Hanbury and Windsor Lodge Children’s Homes operated by the Salvation Army Eastern Caribbean Territory, during a courtesy call by the group on Thursday (June 6), at King’s House.

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, pays his respects to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Friday (June 7) where the body was lying-in-state.

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Western Jamaica Pays Tribute to Mr. Seaga

The mood was solemn inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Friday (June 7) as hundreds of mourners from western Jamaican turned out to bid farewell to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis;Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, were among those...

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Bishop Herro Blair Hails Mr. Seaga

Clergyman, Bishop Herro Blair, has hailed the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, for his contribution, not only to nation building but also to the ongoing work of Christianity and the establishment of other religious groups in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Bishop Blair said Mr. Seaga was a close friend who would often reach out...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), was among the hundreds of persons attending the traditional ‘Nine-Night’ event, held in memory of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, in Tivoli Gardens Square, Western Kingston, on Wednesday (June 5). Mr. Seaga, who passed away on May 28 at age 89, was Western Kingston’s Member of Parliament for 43 years, from 1962 to 2005.

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PHOTOS: Nine Night for Former Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the hundreds of persons attending the traditional ‘Nine-Night’, held in memory of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, in Tivoli Gardens Square, Western Kingston, on Wednesday (June 5). Mr. Seaga, who passed away on May 28 at age 89, was Western Kingston’s Member of Parliament for...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, signs the condolence book for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (June 3).

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Mr. Seaga Made a Monumental Contribution – P.J. Patterson

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, says former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, has made a “monumental contribution” to the nation “on which I hope this and succeeding generations will build”. He was speaking to JIS News on Monday (June 3), after signing the condolence book that has opened for Mr. Seaga at the Office of...