Veteran photographer Bryan Cummings died in March after a battle with cancer. At the time of his death, Cummings was the photo editor at the Jamaica Observer. He was renowned for covering track and field events locally and internationally. Dasgupta was a lecturer of chemistry at the University of the West Indies, Mona, for decades, having joined the staff at the UWI in He reportedly succumbed to a kidney-related illness.
Esteemed Jamaican actor, Clive Duncan, who was famous for his role as 'Mr Upton' in the beloved Lime Tree Lane television series, died in July following a battle with cancer. He was attacked and shot multiple times. English, a former captain of Waterhouse Football Club, earned five caps for the Reggae Boyz in the early s. Award-winning photojournalist Michael Gordon, the former head of the Jamaica Observer's photo department, died in May. He was found unresponsive at his St Andrew home before being pronounced dead at hospital.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness in a statement hailed Grant-Woodham as an outstanding Jamaican and a trailblazer who "pushed boundaries" and "broke barriers". Veteran journalist and communication specialist, Andrew Green, died suddenly in March, just days after celebrating his 60th birthday. At the time of his death, Green was a communications specialist at JN Bank where he had worked for 11 years. Albert Griffiths, frontman of the reggae band The Gladiators, died in December.
He was 74 years old. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease over 10 years ago and stopped touring with The Gladiators since. The businessman was primarily responsible for the development in Freeport, Montego Bay. The project created acres of land and four berths for ships and today is at the heart of the development of the resort town. He was 91 years old. The music icon was the frontman of the groundbreaking reggae and ska group Toots and the Maytals, which for almost six decades has been among the most prominent groups in reggae.
He had been ailing for sometime. Prime Minister Andrew Holness hailed the late professor as "one of the preeminent voices in the field of psychiatry in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
The death of the affable Jackson shocked the local medical fraternity. Well-known dancer Labba Labba died in July. Labba Labba was a popular figure in dancehall circles, famous for his eccentric dancing style.
He was 79 at the time of his passing. Lee was one of the most seminal figures in reggae music. In addition to dub sides and instrumentals, Lee was among the first producers to realise the potential of reusing the same rhythm tracks with different singers and deejays.
Minott was instrumental in the processed coffee industry through his business, the Jamaica Standard Products company based in Williamsfield in the parish. Renowned dancer and choreographer Barry Moncrieffe died in January after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Renowned music and audio engineer, Barry O'Hare, passed away aged 56 in September. Rickards had been a powerful voice for agriculture in Jamaica for decades, and a well respected authority on sugar.
He had been battling complications with his kidney. The Austria-born Simonitsch, best known as managing director of the famous Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay, was highly-regarded in Jamaica and the Caribbean for his major role in elevating the tourism sector.
Jamaican singer, Millie Small, the artiste who lit the fuse for the s ska explosion, died at the age of 73 in May after suffering a stroke. It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven million in sales.
Many of them deal with the experience of children who are not, initially at least, preoccupied by race, and when they become aware of it they respond differently from their parents' generation - the novels often focus on that difference and also give the older generation a voice.
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize aims to recognise the outstanding literary talent in the Commonwealth and its contribution to contemporary writing in English. It is open to all novels and collections of short stories written in English by a Commonwealth citizen and published between January 1 and November 30 This article is more than 15 years old. Jamaica came into the final day three shots behind the Dominican Republic, and despite a charge led by low-score winner Jonathon Newnham, who led all four days, the hosts came up agonisingly short.
The Dominican Republic, who were winning their fifth title and second on Jamaican soil, carded a 58 under par 1, score, just getting home ahead of the Jamaican team who totalled 60 under par 1, with first round leaders and defending champions Puerto Rico finishing third with 73 under par 1, The United States Virgin Island's won their second George Teale Memorial trophy in three years, shooting a brilliant four over par 76 final day score to overtake defending champions Puerto Rico and winning by three shots, 39 over par to 42 over par The consistent Amira Alexander shot the only under par score of the competition, carding a two under 70 yesterday to be the low scorer with 12 over par Madelyn Picininni was the top individual Jamaican player, tied for seventh with a 34 over par , Tiana Cruz was tied for ninth, three strokes behind her teammate, while Kei Harris was 16th with a 52 over par Jamaica and the Bahamas were tied for the Higgs and Higgs title after the team of Peter Chin and Easton Williams shot a five under par 67 to finish on four under , with Trinidad and Tobago third five shots back.
The Dominican Republic ran away with the Ramon Baez Trophy, winning with 11 under par , nine shots ahead of Jamaica who rallied with a two under par 70 for a four-day score of two over
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