Friday/March 8, 2013/WEEKEND NATION EXTRA 13
I HAVE SERVED with him in many capacities and I can attest to the breadth of his vision for Barbados, the intensity of his commitment to the development of his country, the high moral
BRANFORD was one of the liveliest people that you could encounter and it is very difficult to come to terms with the fact that he is dead. He was my friend . . . and although we were on different sides, we could share fellowship in a way that perhaps young politicians could learn from.”
standards to which he aspires and the intellectual gifts he has received from the Almighty.” — THE LATE PRIME MINISTER DAVID THOMPSON.
— OWEN ARTHUR, FORMER PRIME MINISTER. SIR BRANFORD TAITT (right) embracing former Prime Minister the late David Thompson at an annual conference. (FP)
FLASHBACK – St Joseph Hospital Commission of Enquiry: Branford Taitt (right) entering the Marigold Room at the Sherbourne Conference Centre, along with one of his legal advisers, former deputy Prime Minister Philip Greaves (left). Behind them is Taitt’s former parliamentary colleague Leroy Brathwaite. (FP) I REMEMBER SIR BRANFORD as a friend and a colleague. I remember him as a guy who loved to have people around him; he loved people. He was a very effective minister, making his mark in every ministry in which he worked. He left his mark of excellence. That is the Sir Branford that I knew. Some persons have tried to pull him down and pull him apart, but they could never succeed because Sir Branford stood tall in the political arena. He was a giant of a man. — SIR PHILIP GREAVES.
May 15.1938 - February 15. 2013
As we celebrate the life of
Sir. Branford Taitt we extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and everyone he touched.
SIR BRANFORD contemplating his future on retirement from elective politics. (FP)