Syringa Marshall-Burnett described as a nation
builder
Then Prime Minister
Portia Simpson Miller has described former president of the Senate Syringa
Marshall-Burnett, as a “nation builder and trail blazer who, as a health care
professional, educator, parliamentarian and social activist”, helped
significantly to propel Jamaica’s development and the advancement of women.
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| Then Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller |
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of
one of Jamaica’s finest daughters, who has been a nation builder in her time,
and who has contributed so much to the development of our country and our
people,” Simpson Miller said Saturday in a statement from the Office of the
Prime Minister.
“As a senator and later president of
the Senate, she raised the bar of parliamentary decorum by the fine example she
set. Her contributions were outstanding and profound, and her leadership fair
and respected,” Simpson Miller added.
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| Senator. Syringa Marshall-Burnett, Former President of the Senate |
Marshall-Burnett’s leadership of the
Nurses Association of Jamaica and her leadership of the National Council for
Senior Citizens up to the time of her passing also received high praise from
the prime minister. She noted that political association and sympathies were
never allowed to diminish the level of professionalism and stridency with which
Marshall-Burnett approached her work as a social activist and advocate.
The prime minister said Marshall-Burnett freely
gave distinguished service and wise counsel to the People’s National Party,
serving at the level of the Executive Committee, National Executive Council and
internal commissions. “I extend sincere condolences to her
husband and other members of her dear family at this time of great loss and
sorrow. We will miss her outstanding contributions, incisive interventions, her
activism, her wise advice and her passion for the development of her country
and her fellow Jamaicans,” Simpson Miller said.
First and foremost we can say a Nation builder is one who contributes to the development of their country. We have many nation builders within our country Jamaica. We have persons that are nation builders that are not recognized national whom we refer to as unsung heroes. These individuals help to develop our country but rather on a local scale. Without nation builders before and after what would our country's development would look it. Nation builders fight for the development of their country.
ReplyDeleteI think a nation builder is someone who has made positive and significant development in our country in the field of music, dance, sports, politics education or some other aspect of our cultural life. Some examples are Louise Benette in Performing Arts and Marcus Garvey in Politics.
ReplyDeleteI am of the view that Nation Builders are individuals who have made or are now making important contributions to the Jamaican society. There conditions can be at the community or national level. Apart established pioneers in arts, science and contributions to our countries history, we have to be mindful that they are also unhung heroes. In addition, teachers are some of the most important nation builders because we are the persons who create a nation.
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