Lyndon Taylor, founder & CEO of Lyndon Taylor & Associates, recently expressed the deep sorry he felt as he said goodbye to Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson, as hundreds gathered on Friday, Dec. 5, to celebrate the diplomat.
“It was a dignified and deeply heartfelt farewell for Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson, as hundreds gathered at the Community Baptist Church of Englewood to celebrate the life and legacy of the beloved diplomat,” Taylor said in a statement to Caribbean Life. “The three-hour service drew an impressive assembly of political leaders, diplomats, business figures, community advocates and members of the Jamaican Diaspora, each united in tribute to a woman remembered as a visionary public servant and a dynamic trailblazer for Jamaica,” said Taylor.
“Leading the delegation was Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Dr. The Hon. Andrew Holness, who traveled to New York to honor Wilson’s extraordinary impact,” Taylor added. “He was joined by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith; Jamaica’s Ambassador, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson; Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke; and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce Delano Seiveright, among other dignitaries.”…