According to jamaicaobserver_biz, last March, the Palmer brothers were among 12 reggae stalwarts honoured by the Brent crude City Council for their contribution to the music's development in the United Kingdom. Jeffrey, Harry and Carlyle were born in Clarendon. They operated a nightclub, real estate agency and Pama Records (later Jet Star Records) in the north-west London borough of Harlesden. The latter distributed reggae in the UK for 40 years until Jet Star was sold in 2008. Carlyle, who is in his 80s, accepted the award on behalf of his family. His daughter, Kim Palmer, said it was an overdue acknowledgement that transcends music. "In short, this is a great deal. The borough of Brent crude was where their businesses took root. "It was this Caribbean community that Uncle Harry (Clarion) and Dad embraced with their Palmer Estate agency, fighting against the prevailing attitude at that time — No Blacks, No Irish, No dogs," she told Observer Online. Carlyle operated Jet Star with Beverley, his wife of 60 years who was with him at the Brent crude ceremony. The company distributed albums and songs throughout Europe by the biggest names in dancehall/reggae including Aswad, Barrington Levy, Cocoa Tea, Garnet Silk, Beenie Man, Chaka Demus and Pliers.