Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay died on Saturday morning

The two major political parties and the St James Municipal Corporation are mourning the passing of Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Dwight 'Debo' Crawford.

 

Mr Crawford, who was also Councillor for the Spring Gardens division in the Municipal Corporation, died suddenly on Saturday morning.

 

In a statement, Jamaica Labour Party General Secretary Dr. Horace Chang said Mr. Crawford's death was a tremendous loss to the party and St. James.

 

Dr Chang said Councillor Crawford he will be remembered for putting the interests of the people first and fearlessly defending their interests. 

 

Chairman of the JLP's Communication Taskforce Senator Abka Fitz Henley, expressing shock and sadness at Mr Crawford, recalled that he was at Cornwall Regional Hospital on Friday for the reopening of the Accident and Emergency Unit, and that he was "in high spirits and optimistic about the future of St. James, the municipal corporation, Jamaica, and the Jamaica Labour Party." 

 

The People's National Party has expressed condolence on the passing of Mr Crawford, saying he was highly regarded by members of Montego Bay's business community. 

 

The party said his death will be deeply felt by his loved ones, colleagues and the residents he represented.