THE VINCENTIAN. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014. 23.
Metrocint and Uncle Metro, an institution and an icon
the author of this article to really dub it Metro’s month. A former politician of great stature who contested elections against by PATMOS RICHARDS Buccament, a voice faithful Laverne SVG’s first Prime Minister, emanating from a lived for years. Roberto Milton Cato, he came BOUT THREE OR prominent business place, Enter Uncle: I marginally close to defeat the PERHAPS four weeks owned by a former police asked him if he former. He was an entrepreniual ago, amidst my various officer who goes by the remembered Egerton genius who established milk and maladies , I journeyed to name ‘German’. Hi! There Mc Lean Richards. poultry industries in the late Central Leeward, initially to I met a man who will be Laughter filled the 50s. In 1968 on the 31st Buccament with my last lap my inseparable friend for air as people were December he founded the being Layou: beautiful life. eager to respond, Metrocint Insurance Company. Layou, because that town Spontanteously, a with their After his death in January embodies geographical conversation flowed association with 2001, the institution, was taken attraction and following a fraternal shake ‘Uncle Metro’ over by his illustrious daughter infrastructural class that is hand. We spoke on all socially and Miss Desiree Richards, a lawyer on par with suburban Cane aspects of life; and being formally. by profession. Garden. the senior man in the Now, the closing On behalf of Metrocint Walking the roads of audience, he regaled on stages of this article, Insurance Company, SVG’s first Layou, I heard on my way aspects of his native Layou some businessmen native insurance company, may back to Mrs Carlita and life in his adoptive and people of his soul continue to rest in Griffith’s residence in England, where he and his prominence asked peace.
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