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Roger Clarke’s Body Arrives Home

The brightly shining sun belied the somber mood, which hung over the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday, September 10, as the body of the much beloved late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke, arrived...
Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)
Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)

Public Viewing of Hon. Roger Clarke September 11 and 12
Commanding Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard, Commander Antoinette Wemyss-Gorman (right), makes her presentation at a press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 6, to give an update on the search and recovery efforts for the BM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5. Listening (from left) are: Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Richard Thompson; Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea falconer and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Leroy Lindsay.
Commanding Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard, Commander Antoinette Wemyss-Gorman (right), makes her presentation at a press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 6, to give an update on the search and recovery efforts for the BM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5. Listening (from left) are: Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Richard Thompson; Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea falconer and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Leroy Lindsay.

Search and Recovery Operations Continue For TBM-900 Aircraft
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer. (FILE)
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer. (FILE)

Government Confirms Plane Crash
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), unveiled its new website on Thursday, September 4, which can be accessed at www.jadco.gov.jm.
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), unveiled its new website on Thursday, September 4, which can be accessed at www.jadco.gov.jm.

JADCO Launches New Website

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Minister Agriculture & Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

Condolence Books Open for the Hon. Roger Clarke

Members of the public can pay their respects to the late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, by signing condolence books in Kingston. A condolence book is now opened at the People’s National Party (PNP) Headquarters, located at 89 Old Hope Road. Another will be opened at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hope Gardens, on Friday, September...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

Official Funeral for Roger Clarke; September 13

The Government of Jamaica will accord an official funeral to the late Hon. Roger Clarke, CD, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland. The funeral service will take place at the St. George’s Anglican Church, Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Glen Islay, Williamsfield, Westmoreland. Minister Clarke died...
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Office of the Prime Minister

West Kingston Enquiry Commissioners Sworn In

The three Commissioners who will preside over the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry were sworn in on Friday August 29, 2014 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The Commissioners who took the Oath of Office before former Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, (ret’d) OJ, JP, are: Chairman, Retired Chief Justice and former Attorney General of Barbados Sir...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Minister McNeill Expresses Regret at Minister Roger Clarke’s Passing

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill has expressed deep regret at news of the passing of his colleague, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. In extending sincere condolences to Mr. Clarke’s family, colleagues and friends, Minister McNeill, described the late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries as “a giant of a man with a...
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Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

The Honourable Roger Clarke is Dead

It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we advise of the death of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Roger Clarke. He died this morning in a hospital in Florida where he completed surgery. Minister Clarke has had a successful political career, having won eight elections comprising two Local Government and six General Elections. In 1986 he...
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National SecurityOffice of the Prime Minister

Committee Established to Develop Response to Treatment of Persons In Lock-Ups

Cabinet received an update from the Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, on the Mario Deane incident and the short-term measures being implemented to minimise the likelihood of a recurrence of such incidents, on Monday, August 18. A Sub Committee of the Cabinet headed by the National Security Minister along with the Minister of Justice, Sen. Hon. Mark Golding,...
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