PM Hails Syringa Marshall-Burnett as a nation builder
By: October 11, 2014 ,The Key Point:
The Facts
- The Prime Minister recalled Mrs. Marshall-Burnett‘s national contribution as a pioneering nurse, nursing educator, Parliamentarian, tireless advocate for senior citizens and one who was passionate about the economic, social and professional advancement of women.
- Prime Minister Simpson Miller said Mrs. Marshall-Burnett freely gave distinguished service and wise counsel to the People’s National Party serving at the level of the Executive Committee, National Executive Council and internal commissions.
The Full Story
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described former President of the Senate, Syringa Marshall Burnett, CD, as a nation builder and trail blazer who, as a health care professional, educator, Parliamentarian and social activist, helped significantly to propel Jamaica’s development and the advancement of women.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of one of Jamaica’s finest daughters, who has been a nation builder in her time, and who has contributed so much to the development of our country and our people,” Prime Minister Simpson Miller said in a statement on Saturday (October 11).
The Prime Minister recalled Mrs. Marshall-Burnett‘s national contribution as a pioneering nurse, nursing educator, Parliamentarian, tireless advocate for senior citizens and one who was passionate about the economic, social and professional advancement of women.
“As a Senator and later President of the Senate, she raised the bar of Parliamentary decorum by the fine example she set. Her contributions were outstanding and profound, and her leadership fair and respected,” Mrs. Simpson Miller added.
Mrs. Marshall-Burnett’s past leadership of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,and her leadership of the National Council for Senior Citizens up to the time of her passing, also received high praise from the Prime Minister. She noted that political association and sympathies were never allowed to diminish the level of professionalism and stridency with which Syringa Marshall-Burnett approached her work as a social activist and advocate.
Prime Minister Simpson Miller said Mrs. Marshall-Burnett freely gave distinguished service and wise counsel to the People’s National Party serving at the level of the Executive Committee, National Executive Council and internal commissions.
“I extend sincere condolences to her husband and other members of her dear family at this time of great loss and sorrow. We will miss her outstanding contributions, incisive interventions, her activism, her wise advice and her passion for the development of her country and her fellow Jamaicans,” the Prime Minister said.