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Islington school renamed in honour of former St Mary MP
<p>Clarke served as Member of Parliament for St Mary Central, St Mary West Central and St Mary Northern</p>
News, North & East, Regional
November 20, 2015

Islington school renamed in honour of former St Mary MP

Horace Clarke High

Ocho Rios, St Ann — The Islington High School in St Mary has been renamed in honour of former Member of Parliament for St Mary Central Horace Clarke. The official renaming of the school was done on Thursday, November 19 at a ceremony attended by several members of the People’s National Party (PNP) including former Prime Minister P J Patterson and Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites. Clarke, who died in 2010, served as Member of Parliament for Central St Mary, West central and Northern St Mary as well as government minister for the PNP. He retired from politics in 2002.

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