Patrick Forrester
September 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, is paying tribute to the life and work of the late councillor for the Petersfield Division in Westmoreland Central, Patrick Forrester, who died on Wednesday.
Forrester lost his life in a motor vehicle accident.
READ: PNP mourns passing of councillor Patrick Forrester
McKenzie described the situation as “shocking” and an “unwelcomed development”.
“I know that the people of Petersfield are experiencing shock and grief at this time. Mr Forrester is now the third elected representative at the parochial level to have lost his life since the start of the year, and I am saddened to lose any member of the community of Local Government practitioners,” shared McKenzie in a release.
He expressed his condolences to Forrester’s family and friends during their period of grief.
“I wish them comfort, as they try to process this tragic event, recover their strength and cherish his memory in the days ahead,” he said.