Shock and grief as MoBay Deputy Mayor ‘Debo’ Crawford dies suddenly

Shock and grief have gripped Montego Bay following the sudden death of Deputy Mayor Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawford, who died on Saturday, just hours after participating in the reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department.

Crawford, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Spring Garden Division in St James, is being mourned by political colleagues on both sides of the aisle, who described his death as a devastating loss to local government.

Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon said he was stunned, having spoken with Crawford late Friday night about the upcoming annual general meeting of the Association of Local Government Authorities Jamaica.