KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described the demise of former Jamaica Labour Social gathering (JLP) Member of Parliament for North West St Ann, Princess Lawes, as “the tip of an period.”
Lawes died on Saturday morning on the age of 79 after ailing for some time. The Jamaica Union Convention of Seventh-day Adventists confirmed her demise, which Lawes served earlier than her retirement.
In a Fb assertion, Prime Minister Holness stated she had left a “exceptional legacy…of compassion, integrity, and dedication to service.”
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I lengthen my deepest condolences to the household, buddies, and colleagues of Princess Lawes. Her passing marks the tip of an period, not just for the Jamaica Union Convention however for our nation as an entire,” Prime Minister Holness stated in an announcement on Fb.
“Princess Lawes was not only a devoted servant of the Adventist Church however a trailblazer in Jamaican public life. Her contributions as a Member of Parliament, Junior Minister, and Senator had been invaluable, notably in advocating for girls, youngsters, and the marginalized in our society.”
Holness stated Lawes’ affect could be felt for generations to come back, “inspiring us all to attempt for a greater, extra inclusive Jamaica.”
After serving within the Senate for a number of years, Lawes created historical past in 1980 when she grew to become the primary JLP candidate to win the North West St Ann constituency, defeating Individuals’s Nationwide Social gathering (PNP) candidate Arnold Bertram within the basic election.
Whereas in authorities, she was accountable for ladies’s affairs and youngsters’s companies.
After leaving politics, she labored because the director of Communication, Public Affairs, and Spiritual Liberty and served as the private assistant to 2 former presidents on the Jamaica Union Convention of Seventh-day Adventists.
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