{"id":2548,"date":"2019-07-17T20:25:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T20:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2019-07-17T20:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T20:25:26","slug":"it-is-now-godfrey-dyer-boulevard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2548","title":{"rendered":"It is now Godfrey Dyer Boulevard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barrington Flemming <\/strong>&#8211; <em>Staff Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Godfrey Glengoffe Dyer, Montego Bay businessman and\nphilanthropist, had another accolade added to his collection when on Friday his\nname was further etched in the annals of Jamaican history with the renaming of\nthe Sunset Boulevard to the Godfrey Dyer Boulevard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dyer, who had previously received The Order of Jamaica and\nthe Order of Distinction Commander Class for his work in tourism and altruism,\nand now serves as Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, was conferred with\nthe honour by the St. James Municipal Corporation in a renaming ceremony held\nat the Sangster International Airport round-about last Friday.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dyer also served as Kiwanis President and Lieutenant\nGovernor of Jamaica and Grand Cayman, as well as Governor of Eastern Canada and\nthe Caribbean and President of Kiwanis International Foundation, the first and\nonly Jamaican to date to have done so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homer Davis, Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation\nand Mayor of Montego Bay, in bringing greetings, hailed Dyer as an\nextraordinary ambassador for St. James and Jamaica, whose impact was far\nreaching extending worldwide. He cited that the decision to rename Sunset\nBoulevard in Dyer\u2019s honour was met with unanimous approval from all 17\ncouncillors spanning the political divide of the corporation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is an occasion for the people of St. James to say\nthank you to a man for all seasons whose life story should be shared and what\nbetter way to honour him by naming this street so close to the Caribbean\u2019s\ngreatest gateway. His name should be etched among the greats from all sectors\nof the society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FATHER OF THE CITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop Conrad Pitkin, Custos of St. James, in his remarks,\nlauded Dyer for being an outstanding leader and a father of the city of Montego\nBay, serving twice as leader of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association,\ntwice as President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a\nfounding Member of Reggae Sumfest and a high achiever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr. Dyer is a tourism stalwart, whose tremendous\naccomplishment and contribution have helped to build this great parish and kept\ntourism alive. This naming of the boulevard is a visual representation of a great\nleader. This major honour is but one way to ensure that his legacy is shared\nfor generations to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, keynote speaker at the\nevent, citing that Dyer was deserving of the accolade, said his excellent\nrecord of service sets him apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere could be no doubt at the St. James Municipal\nCorporation to rename this Sunset Boulevard meets any criteria that could be\nlaid down. He is most deserving of the honour,\u201d he said.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his response, Dyer said he fell in love with Montego Bay\nat age 15 when he visited on a church excursion, and was posted to work here in\n1963 after his enlistment in the Jamaica Constabulary Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He left the JCF in 1972 and engaged in a number of business\nventures to include villa management, general insurance, hotel operation,\nhousing development among other ventures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll these awards were somehow at the back of my mind. I\nfelt one day maybe I would get them. But today it has never crossed my mind\nthat a street could be named after me. It never crossed my mind,\u201d Dyer said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barrington Flemming &#8211; Staff Reporter Godfrey Glengoffe Dyer, Montego Bay businessman and philanthropist, had another accolade added to his collection when on Friday his name was further etched in the annals of Jamaican history with the renaming of the Sunset Boulevard to the Godfrey Dyer Boulevard. 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