Gleaner stands by report on death of political worker

Following the publication of the story ‘Wife of murdered activist rules out political motive’, in the Wednesday edition of The Gleaner, there have been concerns surrounding facts carried in our report.

It has been brought to our attention that Kemisha Coleman-Henry, wife of deceased Paul Henry, allegedly told her mother-in-law that she did not tell our news team that his death was not politically motivated.

The mother-in-law made that assertion during a radio interview on Wednesday afternoon.

The Gleaner, however, stands by the article published and the sentiments attributed to Coleman-Henry in our story.

Here is the transcript from the audio in relation to Coleman-Henry’s comment.

Reporter: “I would like to ask if you feel that his (Paul Henry) death has anything to do with the politics or the season?”

Kemisha Coleman-Henry: “No (moving head from left to right), I don’t think so.”

Reporter: “You don’t think so?”

Kemisha Coleman-Henry: (moved head from left to right).

Family friend: “Everybody love Paul. PNP love him, Labourite love him.”

Kemisha Coleman-Henry: “Dem worship him, a nuh love. It come in like a worship dem worship him – di man dem and di boy dem. As you call him, him come to dem rescue … . Ask anybody. Down to the baby dem love him.”

Family friend: “No political sinting. A nuh that. From Paul just born, him a fight politics. After a nuh the first him a captain. Years a him a we captain and him mother a supervisor.”