The Gleaner's long-service award recipients with Christopher Barnes (fifth right, back row), deputy managing director, and Oliver Clarke (seventh from right back row), managing director. Standing (from left) are: Donovan Reid, Ansel Mignott, Winston Duhaney, Errent Murray, Collin Bourne, Rufus Vassell, Andrew Walters, Desmond South, Arnett Cornwall, Desmond Lindo, Steadman Palmer, Warren Walters, Karlene Hobbs, Desreen Anderson and Clifford DaCosta. Seated (from left) are: Sophia Grant, Carol McKenzie, Janice Clunis-Levy, Hilma Brown, Ezmon Daley, Janet Moulton, Sandra Clue, Patricia Green and Alethia Logan-Palmer. Standing in the front row is Brittany Lyons, Miss Jamaica (World) 2008. - Junior Dowie/Staff Photographer

When Ezmon Daley walked towards the platform during The Gleaner Company's annual long-service awards function at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St Andrew, yesterday, his colleagues and guests joined in a standing ovation as they saluted his 45 years of dedicated service to the newspaper.

Daley was one of 33 employees who were honoured at the function.

Still enjoying the job

Daley, who joined the company's circulation department in 1963, said when he started his sojourn times were hard and, even now when it has become harder, he still enjoys his job. "I have just held on to the job. I have nothing to complain about."

His story is one of loyalty and commitment to the job, which yesterday's keynote speaker, Police Commissioner Hardley Lewin, indicated was rare in today's organisations.

With a total of 670 years of service among them, the honourees were lauded by Gleaner chairman and managing director, Oliver Clarke, who pointed out that the workers at the 174-year-old institution remain the newspaper's greatest assets.