"It is with deep sadness that I learnt of the passing of one of Jamaica’s most brilliant, innovative and transformative business minds, the Honourable Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart OJ, CD, Hon. LLD.," said Prime Minister Holness is a recent statement. "Butch Stewart is a Jamaican icon and businessman of the highest order. He was a nationalist who truly and deeply loved...

 

The main driveway at Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland, has been officially named the Lloyd O. Chin Drive, in honour of the 234-year-old institution’s late Principal, who served from 1976 to 1992. Members of the school’s Board and Management headed community and other stakeholders attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 11. The collective effort to undertake the project...

   

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the late Scottish and Academy Award-winning actor, Sean Connery, and his monster James Bond film, Dr. No, were instrumental in launching Jamaica as a premiere destination for film-making. Mr. Bartlett, in paying tribute to the Hollywood legend, who died on October 31 at the age of 90, said that not only was Dr....

   

Late former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Dr. Donald Keith (D.K.) Duncan, was hailed as a guardian of democracy, social justice fighter and passionate public servant at his official memorial held on Sunday (October 25). Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine,...