United States Congressman Charles Rangel, another attendee, described Manley as “a great man from a small country”.īut Manley also had many detractors, including commentators Morris Cargill and Wilmot Perkins who were among his staunchest critics in the 1970s. “He will have a substantive place in history,” said Ramphal. He hailed Manley as an outstanding Caribbean figure.
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Sir Shridath Ramphal, former secretary-general of the Commonwealth and pro vice-chancellor at the University of the West Indies, also attended the State funeral. It may have led to the loss suffered by Manley's People's National Party (PNP) to the conservative Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in the OctoGeneral Election. Manley's bond with Communist Cuba was a sore point for the United States Administration at a time when the Cold War was at its most frigid. The service took place at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, followed by his interment at National Heroes' Park.Ĭastro, who shared a close friendship with Manley since the early 1970s, received a rousing welcome from the moment he stepped out of his vehicle on North Street outside the cathedral through to his entry into the famous church.īoth men shared similar views on Caribbean and Latin American integration, and steadfastly supported the anti-colonial movement in Africa. Hundreds of admirers, including Cuban President Fidel Castro, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and singer/activist Harry Belafonte attended a State funeral for Manley on March 16. His socialist policies and grassroots programmes made him a hero of the working class, but made him a pariah among the Jamaican establishment who blamed him for middle-class flight and a battered economy during the 1970s. The tributes rolled in for Manley, who became Jamaica's fourth prime minister in 1972. He died six days after another former Caribbean firebrand, Guyana's Cheddi Jagan, passed away in that country. The death of former Jamaica Prime Minister and Caribbean statesman Michael Manley on Maat age 72 warranted use of the well-worn cliché, end of an era.ĭeclining health had forced Manley to retire from politics in 1992, midway his second tenure as prime minister. Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Development Studies.Today, we continue our observance of the 25th anniversary of the Jamaica Observer by reflecting on one of the big events covered by this newspaper since its first publication on March 7, 1993. West Indies where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management He is also a graduate of the University of the Catherine High school where he was both Head Boy and Carol Harvey Williams and farmer, Morris Holness. On the social side, heīelieves education must be one of the most critical ingredients of Spending, fiscal discipline and debt management. To promoting and protecting human rights.Īs a transformational leader, Prime Minister Andrew Holness believes the political arena should "give room to all people to participate provided that they meet certain standards."Īs an economic conservative, he has committed to prudence in government Holness has described himself as a libertarian on the social side and aįiscal conservative on the economic side, and has expressed commitment His tenure of being Prime Minister was a short one. Was also conferred with the Order of the Nation upon being sworn in as Prime Minister.Ĭomplete title is The Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, M.P. Government to be born after the country gained Independence in 1962. He is Jamaica's youngest Prime Minister and the first Jamaican head of