NEW YORK – This Saturday, September 22 BET J, a part of BET Digital Networks, will pay tribute to the life and legacy of St. Lucia’s late Prime Minister, Sir John Compton who died in Castries this month at the age of 82.
Cybelle Brown, BET J’s Vice President of Sales and Business Development, and also a native of the Eastern Caribbean nation, said the team at BET Networks mourns the loss of one of the Caribbean’s heroes who recently returned to active politics, and led the United Workers Party to a historic election victory last December.
“But Sir John was more than a politician, he was the ‘Father of our nation’ and a man who served the people of St. Lucia and the Caribbean with humility,” Brown said.
“We will always remember Sir John as a visionary. A man who was loved and embraced not only by all St. Lucians, but by respected leaders across the globe. His simplicity, charm, and humble nature are what we will remember him for the most,” said Brown in tribute to the Caribbean leader.
“His passing represents the end of an era of outstanding Caribbean statesmen, and we who remain are inspired by his commitment to service. He was a great man who will be missed,” she continued.
Extending condolences on behalf of BET Networks to the people of St. Lucia, Sir John’s wife Lady Janice, and his family, Brown encouraged viewers to tune in on Saturday, September 22, 2007 as BET J airs a marathon seven-hour series of St. Lucia programs dedicated to Sir John’s memory.
The schedule follows (all times are Eastern):
4:00 p.m. – Conversations
4:30 p.m. – Conversations
5:00 p.m. – St. Lucia Jazz 2005
6:00 p.m. – St. Lucia Jazz 2006
6:30 p.m. – St. Lucia Food & Rum Festival 2006
7:00 p.m. – St. Lucia Jazz Series, featuring Gerald Levert
8:00 p.m. – St. Lucia Jazz Series, featuring Clark Terry
9:00 p.m. – St. Lucia Jazz Series, featuring Montell Jordan
10:00 p.m. – St. Lucia Jazz Series, featuring Taj Mahal
