Distinguished statesman, lawyer, and academic Professor Dr Oswald Harding has died

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June 25, 2026

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Distinguished statesman, lawyer, and academic Professor Dr Oswald Harding has died

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Distinguished academic, former politician and lawyer, Professor Dr Oswald Harding, has died.

Harding, the longest-serving senator in Jamaica’s history and the first person to serve two non-consecutive terms as President of the Senate, passed away on Wednesday.

He was also a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice.

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