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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, with parish queens in the National Farm Queen competition, who called at King’s House on August 2.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, with parish queens in the National Farm Queen competition, who called at King’s House on August 2.

PHOTOS: Sir Patrick Allen Meets Farm Queens

Cub Scouts from across the Caribbean march during the opening ceremony of the 15th Caribbean Cuboree, which was held at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 30).
Cub Scouts from across the Caribbean march during the opening ceremony of the 15th Caribbean Cuboree, which was held at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 30).

Cub Scouts Urged to Use Skills to Prepare for Life
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Canada-based 2019 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme intern, Sapphira Thompson-Bled (left), during her visit, with fellow participants, to King’s House on Friday (July 5). The internship programme is offered to qualified applicants residing in the diaspora who are of Jamaican lineage. It provides educational, professional and cultural exposure, in a working environment, for the participants. Others (from second left) are Callum McCarthy from the United Kingdom; and Kayla Jessup and Tarik Graham from the United States; and Executive Director, GraceKennedy Foundation, Caroline Mahfood.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Canada-based 2019 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme intern, Sapphira Thompson-Bled (left), during her visit, with fellow participants, to King’s House on Friday (July 5). The internship programme is offered to qualified applicants residing in the diaspora who are of Jamaican lineage. It provides educational, professional and cultural exposure, in a working environment, for the participants. Others (from second left) are Callum McCarthy from the United Kingdom; and Kayla Jessup and Tarik Graham from the United States; and Executive Director, GraceKennedy Foundation, Caroline Mahfood.

PHOTOS: G-G Hosts 2019 Grace Kennedy Birthright Interns
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, third left) and Major Haughton James (front row, third right), with Officers and Warrant Officers of the Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education’s Junior Officers’ Course 1901, when they visited King’s House on July 4.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, third left) and Major Haughton James (front row, third right), with Officers and Warrant Officers of the Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education’s Junior Officers’ Course 1901, when they visited King’s House on July 4.

PHOTOS: G-G and the Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with the High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Anthony Muchiri, when he called at King’s House on Tuesday (July 2). Mr. Muchiri also presented the Governor-General with his Letters of Credence.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with the High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Anthony Muchiri, when he called at King’s House on Tuesday (July 2). Mr. Muchiri also presented the Governor-General with his Letters of Credence.

PHOTOS: G-G and High Commissioner-Designate of Kenya

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The Excellencies, the Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre, seated), and Lady Allen (third right), with Custodes Rotulorum of parishes in the county of Middlesex, and the region’s recipients of the 2019 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards. Seated (from left) are the Custodes of: St. Catherine, Hon. Rev. Jeffrey McKenzie; Manchester -Hon. Garfield Green; Clarendon - Hon. William Shagoury, St Ann - Hon. Norma Walters; and St. Mary - Hon. Maxine Marsh. The awards were presented during a ceremony at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Clarendon on June 27.
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Student Establishing Education Foundation Receives GG’s Achievement Award

Nineteen year old Manchester student, Setrice Patricia Clarke, who established a Foundation to assist youngsters’ high school placement examination preparations, is among 12 residents of the county of Middlesex receiving the 2019 Governor-General’s Achievement Award. She is one of two citizens of Manchester who have been recognized, the other being Dr. Grace Kelly. Ms. Clarke and her co-recipients were presented...
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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), looks on as Manchester businessman and newly appointed Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Garfield Green, takes and subscribes to the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office, during Monday’s (June 24) swearing-in ceremony at King’s House.
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Businessman Sworn in As New Custos of Manchester

Businessman Garfield Green was sworn in as new Custos Rotulorum for Manchester, during a brief ceremony at King’s House on Monday (June 24). He replaces Sally Porteous, who will demit office on July 1, after serving for seven years. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presented Mr. Green with the Instrument of Office, before a small gathering...
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Persons from the County of Cornwall Receive G-G Achievement Awards

Fourteen persons from the County of Cornwall were awarded the 2019 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) at the Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and Spa in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (May 30). The recipients were recognised for their academic achievements and humanitarian efforts in aid of their wider communities and country. The parishes of Trelawny, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and Hanover produced three...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is greeted by Managing Director, FosRich Company Limited, Cecil Foster (centre), at the company’s 25th anniversary dinner and awards ceremony, held on Sunday (May 19) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. At left is Board Chair, FosRich Company Limited, Marion Foster. FosRich Company Limited is a major importer and distributor of electrical and lighting products.
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Governor-General Lauds FosRich Company Limited

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has lauded FosRich Company Limited as a good example of corporate governance. In his keynote address at the company’s 25th anniversary dinner and awards ceremony on Sunday (May 19) at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, the Governor-General commended the company’s directors and staff on the milestone achievement. “We are proud...
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