By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 21st May 2026) — “I can assure everyone today, this is not the end of Kollision Band. His legacy would go on. We will continue his legacy,” said Kollision Band Manager Shervin White during the “Sing In Paradise” funeral service for 39-year-old lead singer Jermaine ‘Chubby’ Clarke held on Wednesday 20th May 2026 at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. White also revealed the band had planned school outreach on bullying and violence: “Sometime later this year, we wanted to go to the schools and talk about bullying and violence and look and behold he die by violence.”
Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Geoffrey Hanley read a tribute on behalf of Prime Minister Terrance Drew: “The vibrant and charismatic Jermaine ‘Chubby’ Clarke left a mark on so many people across St. Kitts and Nevis, the region and the world. Chubby was gifted. He possessed a talent that could command a stage, move a crowd and bring people together through the universal language of music.” Minister of Creative Economy Samal Duggins said: “Chubby was not just a band leader; Chubby was a visionary, he was a creative force, a young man who believed deeply in his dream, even when others could not understand or see that vision. What Chubby built was just bigger than music. Chubby built an identity. He built a sense of belonging and he built a source of inspiration for our young people.” Police say Clarke was gunned down while seated in his vehicle in Keys Village on Easter Sunday, 5th April 2026, in the early morning hours shortly after performing at an event. The Kollision Band captured the 2024 Road March title at Sugar Mas.