Official funeral for Hugh Hart underway at UWI Chapel

Posted by Nationwide Newsnet | 10 Jun, 2026

The official funeral for the late Hugh Hart is currently underway at the University of the West Indies Chapel, St. Andrew.

Hart, a former cabinet minister and attorney-at-law, died in April at age 96.

In a tribute on Wednesday, Gender Minister, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange noted his commitment to nation building.

Gender Minister, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange.

Hart served as Minister of Mining and Energy between 1983 and 1989 and Minister of Tourism from 1984 to 1989.

He was a senator from 1972 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1989.

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