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...

On behalf of the people of the United States, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the people of Jamaica on the passing of the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honorable Edward Phillip George Seaga, revered as one of the country’s strong pro-democracy, independence-era leaders and as a bulwark for free market economic reforms. Born in Massachusetts, Prime Minister...

Jamaica has lost one of its most accomplished sons in the passing of the Most. Hon. Phillip Edward George Seaga. Few of our leaders have had his breadth of vision or have exceeded his foresight in creating and championing critical and transformative institutions that served - and continue to serve - our country well. From the HEART Trust/NTA, the Urban...

On behalf of the entire University community, including ourstaff and students, I extend heartfelt condolences to the family of the Most Honourable Edward Seagaand to the people of Jamaica. The monumental role he played in Jamaica's development will forever be remembered and his legacy lives on in the many institutions he created during his tenure as Prime Minister. The University...

Condolence books are scheduled to open today (May 30), for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at several locations islandwide. These include the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Gordon House, OPM (Western Jamaica office), the Jamaica Labour Party headquarters on Belmont Road, in Kingston, and all the Municipal Corporations. Jamaicans residing overseas will also be able to...