Hugh Shearer: Former PM, Trade Unionist - A GIANT PASSES
Hugh Lawson Shearer, O.J., parliamentarian and trade unionist, who died yesterday, will go down in Jamaican history as one who dedicated himself to the service of his country in the field of trade unionism.
Ja mourns the death of an icon
He proved equal to the task, presiding over a period in Jamaican history that saw great economic advancement, notably in the area of industrial development.
Martha Brae remembers 'Son Lindo'
WESTERN BUREAU: IN MARTHA Brae, a small district near Falmouth, in Trelawny, where Hugh Lawson Shearer was born 81 years ago, there was no shortage of accolades, especially from the older folks to news of his death yesterday.
Shearer awarded state funeral
AS TRIBUTES poured in from all over Jamaica in the wake of the death of former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer, the Government announced yesterday that the late politician and leading trade unionist will be accorded a state funeral.
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