{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_g4hsgtinecdokapk62da","title":"PNP hails Lieutenant Stitchie as voice of faith, courage and reinvention","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/pnp-hails-lieutenant-stitchie-as-voice-of-faith-courage-and-reinvention-g4hsgtinec","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_g4hsgtinecdokapk62da","seq":546295,"kind":"article","title":"PNP hails Lieutenant Stitchie as voice of faith, courage and reinvention","url":"https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/09/28/pnp-hails-lieutenant-stitchie-voice-faith-courage-reinvention","summary":"KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) has joined Jamaica and music lovers around the world in mourning Cleveland “Cleve” Laing, known to generations as Lieutenant Stitchie, who died in hospital yesterday, one day before his 61st birthday. According to a release from the PNP, Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Creative Industries and Information Nekeisha Burchell described Lieutenant Stitchie as one of Jamaica’s gifted and courageous voices. “Jamaica has lost…","published":"2026-09-28T23:16:04Z","seen":"2026-09-29T00:05:22Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-jamaicaobserver-com-f924e0","name":"jamaicaobserver.com","domain":"jamaicaobserver.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1755863","name":"Jamaica Observer","type":"newspaper","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-jamaicaobserver-com-f924e0","topics":["caribbean","latest news","news","death","lieutenant stitchie","pnp"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1076562","name":"New Progressive Party","type":"org"},{"id":"Q6544452","name":"Lieutenant Stitchie","type":"person"}],"image":"https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/cc5cbe9c92f9cc6fc4e94fb55ef2ca52.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_g4hsgtinecdokapk62da","category":"politics","category_p":0.5099999904632568,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.4300000071525574,"political":0.5699999928474426}]}