CTDC and Air Jamaica Mourn Loss of Jamaican Legend Byron Lee

The Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC) and Air Jamaica both expressed remorse for the passing of Byron Lee. Lee, a musician, was also “a leader, a visionary, a ground-breaker and, in many ways, a true ambassador for Caribbean tourism through the tremendous cultural impact that both he and his music had worldwide,” according to the CTDC statement.

A Caribbean institution for more than 50 years, his high-energy performances at the annual CTO Ball became “the stuff of legends, helping make them a hot ticket each year he appeared. While the man is gone, the music and the legend will live on always. He will be sorely missed.”

“Byron Lee has delighted people across Jamaica and throughout the world with his music. He will be greatly missed,” said George deMercado, senior director of sales for Air Jamaica. “I have lost not only a school mate, but a friend of many years, one who has brightened the lives of so many with his music and genuine compassion for his fellow man.”