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PM Renames North-South Highway in Honour of Edward Seaga

By: , June 13, 2018

The Key Point:

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has renamed the North-South Highway as the Edward Seaga Highway.
PM Renames North-South Highway in Honour of Edward Seaga
Photo: Donald De La Haye
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), after the unveiling of the sign renaming the North-South Highway the Edward Seaga Highway. The thoroughfare was officially renamed during a ceremony at the Unity Valley Toll Plaza in Moneague, St. Ann on Tuesday (June 12). Pictured (from left) are Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi; Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

The Facts

  • Mr. Holness, who officially renamed the highway during a ceremony at the Unity Valley Toll Plaza in Moneague, St. Ann, on Tuesday (June 12), said the gesture is in honour of the former Prime Minister’s “contribution, his work, his dedication, his sacrifice and his life”.
  • “The highway which spans several Administrations, links the two economic centres – Kingston and Ocho Rios. It is, therefore, symbolically appropriate to accord Mr. Seaga this honour,” he said.

The Full Story

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has renamed the North-South Highway as the Edward Seaga Highway.

Mr. Holness, who officially renamed the highway during a ceremony at the Unity Valley Toll Plaza in Moneague, St. Ann, on Tuesday (June 12), said the gesture is in honour of the former Prime Minister’s “contribution, his work, his dedication, his sacrifice and his life”.

The Prime Minister said the renaming was appropriate given that Mr. Seaga was responsible for the development of downtown Kingston. He also initiated the development and expansion of Ocho Rios as a tourism destination.

“The highway which spans several Administrations, links the two economic centres – Kingston and Ocho Rios. It is, therefore, symbolically appropriate to accord Mr. Seaga this honour,” he said.

Mr. Holness said Mr. Seaga will live on through his work because he has spent his life building institutions and infrastructure that define the nation and provide service and value.

“We memorialise his work, his legacy in a physical manifestation, and we inscribe his name on it that it might live on in the minds of those who own the future, that they may be inspired by it and seek to make similar if not greater contributions to building our nation,” he said.

In response, Mr. Seaga said the event represented an “extraordinary moment” in his life and thanked Prime Minister Holness for according him with the honour.

Mr. Seaga said highways are important features in the continued development of the country.

“We cannot build cities and towns that are separated from each other without having at least a link through which to join them,” he said.

In the meantime, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, pointed out that the highway is not only for traffic, “but also a highway to the happiness, success, and prosperity for Jamaica”.

“The Edward Seaga Highway is a paradigm of successful practical cooperation between China and Jamaica and is also the crystallisation of China’s capital, technology, and Jamaica’s incentive for foreign direct investment (FDI),” he said.

Last Updated: June 13, 2018

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