Gov’t to be involved in Gregory Isaac’s funeral

Culture Minister Olivia Grange hailed Gregory Isaacs as one of the champions of reggae.

She disclosed that the government will be involved in his funeral arrangements.

“I mourn his loss as the Minister responsible for culture, I mourn his loss as a good friend and as a fan of good Jamaican music,”

“We will receive Gregory’s body sometime in the next week or so, can’t say exactly when just yet, but I will be involved in assisting the arrangements and ensure that he has a wonderful send off. Jamaicans love Gregory Isaacs and Jamaicans will show their love when we celebrate his life,” Minister Grange said.

Meanwhile, RJR Group's General Manager for the Radio Division Francois St. Juste recalled Gregory's contribution to reggae music.

“Gregory Isaacs is one of those who did the heavy lifting for reggae music in the 70s when the work had to be done to tour to popularize reggae music and he was somebody who toured extensively with the catalogue of music that he had he was in demand all around the world and with people like Dennis Brown, Culture, Sugar Minott. These are the people who did some of the really hard work and to have them all gone now is even sadder,” Mr. St. Juste said.