Kingston, 28 January 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the late Producer, Director, Writer and Narrator, Carey Robinson, as a man who was “dedicated to the very end.”

Mr Robinson was the producer and narrator of the television programme, Hill an’ Gully Ride, a product of the Creative Production and Training Centre, which has aired on TVJ for more than 20 years.

Minister Grange said:
“Dedicated to the very end, he only stopped producing Hill an’ Gully Ride at the advent of the covid pandemic.

Even though he lost his sight, he was still scripting and narrating the programme which shines a light on the folk in villages across Jamaica. It was a marvel to watch him — a man who lost his sight — produce a television programme.

Hill an’ Gully Ride was only part of his enormous legacy.

He was an ace producer who left his mark on film and documentary making in Jamaica. His films, ‘Flashpoint 38’, about the labour riots of 1938; and ‘Time of Fury’, about the Morant Bay Rebellion are still required viewing.”

Minister Grange also recalled Mr Robinson’s role in establishing the television section of the Jamaica Information Service and his service as General Manager of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation.

“In his long life, Carey Robinson, captured and presented the story of Jamaica from our perspective. His effort to preserve, through film and television, the heritage of our people was immense; and he leaves an important body of work.”

Minister Grange expressed condolences to Mr Robinson’s family and his former colleagues at the CPTC.

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