Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has extended condolences following the passing of veteran journalist Albert Brandford, whose career in Barbadian media spanned more than five decades.
Below is the full statement issued by Prime Minister Mottley:
Like many Barbadians this evening, I learned of the passing of veteran journalist Albert Brandford, a man whose work and contributions to journalism spanned over 50 years.
From his early years at The Advocate on Broad Street, to his time with the Caribbean News Agency, Albert established himself as a true journalist, pursuing news with passion and a desire to give the public clear and credible information.
It was at The Nation where he firmly established himself as a steady and authoritative voice, developing a knack for telling it like it was with hard-hitting columns that made him compulsory reading for any politician and keen student of politics.
As a journalist, he was well respected for carrying out the remit of the media as the fourth estate. On behalf of our nation, I thank him for his commitment to Barbados’ post-independence development in this critical sphere, that is absolutely essential for a vibrant and healthy democracy.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family and four sisters Felicia, Margaret, Esther and Delores, his friends and members of the media fraternity during this time of mourning.
May his soul rest in peace.
