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Hart Latest News, News April 16, 2026 Former gov’t minister Hugh Hart dies; PM hails him for ‘distinguished service to Jamaica’ KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Government minister and distinguished attorney Hugh Hart died on Thursday plunging the legal and political communities into mourning.
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness paid tribute to the man who served in the Cabinet in the mid- to late- 1980s, noting that Hart gave decades of distinguished service to Jamaica, both in public service and the legal profession.
Holness said that Hart “helped to shape important areas of national development” during the years he served as a member of the Senate (1980 to 1993), as Minister of Mining and Energy (1983 to 1989), and as Minister of Tourism (1984 to 1989).
During that time his brother-in-law, Edward Seaga (now deceased) was prime minister.
“He also brought strong leadership to several key institutions, supporting growth and stability across critical sectors of our economy,” Holness said in his tribute posted on his social media account.
“As an attorney, he was widely respected for his work in commercial law and his guidance in matters of taxation, real estate, and corporate restructuring.
His impact extended beyond the courtroom, influencing policy and governance in meaningful ways,” Holness said.
“Jamaica has lost a committed servant of the people.
We honour his life, his work, and his contribution to the nation,” the prime minister added.
Hart was born on December 26, 1929, in St Andrew, to Clinton Hart and Eily deCordova-Hart.
He entered Munro College in 1940 and became one of its most outstanding students in academics and sports.
After Munro he studied at The Queen’s College, Oxford, where he obtained his Master’s in Law while representing the college in cricket, hockey, and tennis.
He was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, England, in 1953, and admitted as a solicitor in Jamaica in 1956.
An online biography states that Hart was a founding partner of the law firm Hart Muirhead Fatta.
“He was named one of the leading commercial lawyers in Jamaica by the renowned Chambers Global List, and by the International Financial Law Review,” it stated, adding that his expertise was in commercial law, corporate finance, and conveyancing, which enabled him to develop his passion for innovative residential and commercial real estate development.
He was a director of property development companies in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands for more than 30 years; was a director and former chairman of Jamaica Flour Mills limited, chairman of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Carreras Group Limited, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, and the Bauxite & Alumina Trading Company Limited.
He also served on various other boards in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
The biography noted that Hart, during his tenure as mining minister, faced one of his toughest....
