Dancehall artiste Moses Davis, aka Beenie Man, who was one of the special guest performers on Wednesday night's government-sponsored tribute to the Olympians in Trelawny, arrived when the show was over.

A release from his publicist, Ray Alexander, stated that the artiste "unreservedly apologises to the Ministry of Culture, the Olympians and all his fans for his late arrival at the official function to honour athletes at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium on Wednesday evening".The explanation given was that the artiste arrived from Trinidad Wednesday afternoon, after which he went straight from the airport into a series of meetings with his lawyers.

"These meetings took longer than anticipated and resulted in the artiste leaving Kingston way past the scheduled 3:00 pm departure time."

According to Alexander, Beenie Man and his entourage were travelling by bus to Trelawny and showers along the way resulted in further delays.

"Unfortunately, by the time they arrived, the function was over," the release said.

It added: "Beenie Man, who is very aware of the importance and significance of such a national event, is equally disappointed about the way things turned out, as he was looking forward to being a part of this celebratory occasion. No disrespect was intended and the artiste is even now seeking ways in which he can make recompense."

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