Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon.Edward Seaga has died.
Seaga, who turned 89 today, is Jamaica’s fifth prime minister, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the JLP from 1974 to 2005 when he retired from active politics.
Since his retirement he has been an honorary distinguished fellow at the professorial level at The University of the West Indies, and also serves as chancellor of the University of Technology, Jamaica.
He fell ill earlier this month and was being treated in Miami, Florida.
Current Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Andrew Holness wrote on twitter today that ” It is with great sadness that I inform the nation of the passing of the Most Honorable Edward Phillip George Seaga, the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica.” Prime Minister Holness added that Mr. Seaga transitioned on 28th May 2019 at 1pm.
Source-Jamaica Observer
