PHOTO: Roger’s grave
Tradesmen worked feverishly on a plot of land in Glen Islay, Williamsfield, in the parish of Westmoreland yesterday, as they prepare the grave where former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke will be laid to rest on Saturday, following an official funeral service at the St George’s Anglican Church in Savanna-la-Mar. Clarke, who up to the time of his death was also the member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, died on August 28 in Florida. His body arrived in the island yesterday and will today lie in-state at the People’s National Party Headquarters in Kingston between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. A wake will be held tomorrow night at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, in honour of the late politician. (PHOTO: PHILLIP LEMONTE)