Prominent Jamaican businessman and media figure Oliver Frederick Clarke died in his home country last month after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 75.
“Clarke, Oliver”The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, which he managed and chaired for four decades, described him as a “quintessential media tycoon, Caribbean luminary, humanitarian and banker who had an almost inexhaustible list of accolades”.
Clarke was one of the most influential and renowned media magnates across the English-speaking Caribbean. He supported the formation of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) in the 1960s and later the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ). He was also associated with the Inter-American Press Association and served as chairman of the Jamaica National Building Society.
Clarke is survived by daughter Alexandra and wife Monica Ladd.
