Jamaica Pays Respect to Former Minister of Agriculture
By: , September 11, 2014The Key Point:
The Facts
- Mr. Clarke died on August 28, 2014.
- Mr. Clarke has been accorded an official funeral, which will be held on Saturday, September 13, at the St. George’s Anglican Church, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
The Full Story
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller was among a number of persons who viewed the body of the former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke at the People’s National Party (PNP) Old Hope Road headquarters on Thursday, September 11.
Mr. Clarke died on August 28, 2014.
The public will have another opportunity to view the former minister’s body on Friday, September 12, at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, from 9:00 am to 12 noon and the Mannings High School in Savanna-la-Mar, in Westmoreland from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
A wake will also be held on September 12, at Independence Park, in Savanna-la-Mar.
Mr. Clarke has been accorded an official funeral, which will be held on Saturday, September 13, at the St. George’s Anglican Church, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. Interment will follow at a family plot in Glen Islay in Williamsfield.