Posted: under "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: country, document, hero, honor, Jamaican, life, link, medal, museum, prime minister, project, service, wife
The life and work of the late Jamaican national hero, Sir Alexander Bustamante, will be on display for all to see come Tuesday, when the Bustamante Museum is officially opened.
The museum has been established at Sir Alexander’s former home on Tucker Avenue in St Andrew.
More than 50 boxes of historical documents relating to Sir Alexander’s life and service to Jamaica, as the country’s first chief minister and prime minister, will be available for research and reference when the museum opens.
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Jan 31 2009
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Tags: age, Alton Ellis, cancer, Caribbean, celebrity, cemetery, dreadlocks, earth, era, genius, ghost, health, history, icon, Idol, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, Kingston, land, legacy, legend, life, link, medal, music, musician, obituary, performance, period, pioneer, rastafarian, reggae, singer, songwriter, soul, star, time, universe, video, wife, world
Jamaican reggae star Alton Ellis, known as the “Godfather of Rocksteady”, died overnight of cancer in London, a hospital spokeswoman said Saturday. He was 70 years old.
Ellis passed away peacefully at Hammersmith Hospital, the spokeswoman said.
The singer-songwriter was diagnosed with multiple myeloma last year. He underwent chemotherapy and returned to the stage before he collapsed during his final performance in central London in August.
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Oct 14 2008