JAMAICA’S HIGH commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), George Ramocan, led an outpouring of tributes for the late Oliver Clarke, former chairman of the RJRGLEANER Communications and Jamaica National groups.
Ramocan described Clarke as an outstanding entrepreneur who gave visionary leadership locally, regionally, and Oliver Clarke was one of Jamaica’s best.
“His - approach led to Jamaica National Building Society being one of the Caribbean’s leading companies and, together with The Gleaner Company, household names within the Jamaican diaspora across the world, including right here in the UK.
George Ruddock, editor for the Weekly Gleaner, said: “Oliver Clarke was always clear in his beliefs that there was an important role for the black press in the UK.
“His relationship with the UK Jamaican community was legendary as he was the brains behind the successful ‘Jamaica Expo’ series, which ran from 1995 to 1998 and brought many leading Jamaican companies to the UK to market their products and services to the diaspora community.”
