“Ndibuhlungu ngokunzulu ngokusweleka komhlobo wam osenyongweni, uRobert Russell,” watsho uMphathiswa uBartlett. “Wayenguvulindlela wokwenyani kunye namandla okubalelwa kuye kukhenketho, imiboniso bhanyabhanya kunye noshishino lolonwabo. Amagalelo akhe kuphuhliso lweMontego Bay kunye neJamaica iyonke alinakulinganiswa,” wongeze watsho uBartlett.
Umoya kaRussell woshishino kunye nokuzinikela ekugqweseni kube luncedo ekuncedeni ukubumba ubume bokhenketho lwaseJamaica. Njengelungu elaseka iReggae Sumfest, imboni emva kwePier One yokutyela kunye nentshatsheli yangaphambili yeendawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide, wadlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuphakamiseni izithethe zenkcubeko yaseJamaica kunye nokutsala iindwendwe ezivela kwihlabathi liphela.
Kuyo yonke le minyaka, uMnu. Russell naye ube negalelo elikhulu kwicandelo likarhulumente kwaye wayenguSihlalo weBhodi yeNkampani yoPhuhliso lweMveliso yezoKhenketho (TPDCo.) Ngo-2017, wonyulwa njengelungu le-Order of Distinction kwirenki ye. UMlawuli (CD) ngegalelo lakhe elibalaseleyo kumashishini omculo, ulonwabo, ukhenketho kunye nemiboniso bhanyabhanya. Kwakhona waba umamkeli we2017 Abe Issa Lifetime Achievement Award evela Jamaica Hotel kunye Tourist Association (JHTA).
“UDucksie wayengaphezu nje kweqabane kwishishini; wayengumhlobo osenyongweni nomthombo wesiluleko sobulumko.”
Umphathiswa uBartlett uqhubeke wathi: “Ukuthanda kwakhe iJamaica kunye nokuzinikela kwakhe okungagungqiyo kulwakhiwo lwesizwe kwaba yinkuthazo kuthi sonke. Uza kukhunjulwa kakhulu. "
Eyiqonda impembelelo ebalulekileyo uRussell awayenayo kubomi babaninzi nakwilifa lakhe elihlala lihleli, umphathiswa wezokhenketho wadlulisela amazwi ovelwano olunzulu kwintsapho kaRussell, abahlobo namaqabane akhe.
“Wanga umphefumlo wakhe ungaphumla eluxolweni lwanaphakade kwaye ukukhanya kukhanye rhoqo phezu kwakhe,” utshilo uMphathiswa uBartlett.