The House of Representatives yesterday paid tribute to two former ministers, two ex-councillors, and a former permanent secretary, but it was Shahine Robinson who was the centre of tearful tributes by parliamentarians mourning her passing.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness lauded the contribution of the former labour and social security minister to politics and national development.
“But I am comforted that she is now in the arms of God and there is no more pain,” Holness added, noting that his visit to Robinson’s home to see her days before her death was emotional.
Holness said that Robinson, who was the member of parliament for St Ann North East, took her politics seriously, recalling how well she knew her constituents.
These are tomorrow, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St Ann Parish Church in St Ann’s Bay; Friday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St John’s Anglican Church Hall in Ocho Rios; and Tuesday, June 16, at the Jamaica Labour Party headquarters on Belmont Road, New Kingston, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
