WESTERN BUREAU:
Jamaica has lost one of its most iconic figures in the entertainment and hospitality industry.
Robert ‘Ducksie’ Russell, one of the founding fathers of the internationally acclaimed Reggae Sumfest festival and owner of the popular Montego Bay waterfront eatery Pier One, died at the Hospiten Hospital in Rose Hall, St James, yesterday after ailing for months.
Russell, who was 76 years old, was discharged from hospital on Monday after spending two weeks being treated there. He returned to the facility Wednesday afternoon and was admitted at the intensive care unit, where he died shortly after.
His death has sent shock waves throughout the city of Montego Bay, where he resided for the last 40…
