Media giant Oliver Clarke died late Saturday evening at his St Andrew home after a battle with cancer.

Clarke, a former chairman of the RJRGLEANER Group has held several prominent positions including president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica.

Here are 10 things about the media mogul, who, in 1998 received the Order of Jamaica, the fourth highest national honour:

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In 2004, the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies recognised him as a Caribbean Luminary.

received honorary doctorates from the University of the West Indies, the University of Technology, Jamaica and the Northern Caribbean University.