Prime Minister Dr Holness has led tributes to businessman and philanthropist Dennis Lalor following his death, describing him as a “visionary businessman” whose contributions helped shape Jamaica’s private sector and national development.

In a statement posted on social media platform X on Thursday, Holness said Lalor’s passing on Wednesday night represented “a significant loss to the nation”.

“I join the business community and the wider Jamaican public in mourning the passing of the Honourable Dennis Lalor, OJ, former President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica and Founder and Chairman of the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI) Group,” the prime minister said.