Edward Seaga, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, has been hospitalized in Miami, Florida, after becoming ill. Seaga, 88, had been in the United States seeking medical attention for about two weeks in regard to two chronic illnesses and complications associated with these illnesses. Seaga served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1989, the lingers term of any Jamaican government member in history. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of Technology Jamaica after being reappointed to a three-year term in November 2017.