Regional legal and political figure Hugh Hart passes away at 96
Hugh C. Hart, a towering figure in Caribbean law, business and public service with longstanding ties to the Cayman Islands, has died at the age of 96.
Hart, a former Jamaican government minister and founding partner of the prominent law firm Hart Muirhead Fatta, was widely regarded as one of the region’s most accomplished commercial lawyers, while also playing a pivotal role in Jamaica’s economic development during a turbulent period in the 1980s. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Apr 21, 2026 09:08 AM