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Donald Keith "D.K." Duncan, CD, (1940 – 17 September 2020) was a Jamaican dental surgeon and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He served as Minister of National Mobilization & Human Resource Development (1977–1980).
Beverley Lois Anderson-Manley[1] (born 8 November 1941) is a Jamaican public figure. In the 1970s, she emerged as a leader in women's rights advocacy, leading a campaign for a maternity leave. From 1972 to 1993, she was married to Michael Manley, who was Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980. Manley was known for being more radical than ...
This list includes the names of people who have received the Order of Jamaica, sorted alphabetically by last name, along with the year in which they were honoured. [1] Members of the Order of Jamaica are entitled to be styled "The Honourable" and have the post-nominal letters 'O.J.' and 'O.J. (Hon.)', as appropriate. [1]
Michael Manley. Michael Norman Manley ON OM OCC PC (10 December 1924 – 6 March 1997) was a Jamaican politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. Manley championed a democratic socialist program, [1] and has been described as a populist. He remains one of Jamaica's most popular prime ...
The Gleaner. The Gleaner is an English-language, morning daily newspaper founded by two brothers, Jacob and Joshua de Cordova on 13 September 1834 in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] Originally called the Daily Gleaner, the name was changed on 7 December 1992 to The Gleaner. The newspaper is owned and published by Gleaner Company publishing house in ...
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator.Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois ("nation language"), [2] establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.
Edward Philip George Seaga ON (/ ˈsiːɑːɡə / SEE-ah-gə; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) [1] was a Jamaican politician and record producer. [2] He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. [3] He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980, and again from ...
Gordon Arthur Cyril "Butch" Stewart OJ CD (6 July 1941 – 4 January 2021) was a Jamaican hotelier and businessman. He was the founder, owner, and chairman of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, and their parent company Sandals Resorts International, as well as The ATL Group and its subsidiaries Appliance Traders and The Jamaica Observer.
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