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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses teachers and students of the Chester Castle All-Age and Infant School in Hanover on September 21.

GG Urges Children to Stay Focused and Respect Each Other

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is imploring children to stay focused and to be respectful to each other, despite the many distractions that are preventing them from doing what is right. “There are so many distractions...

Jamaicans Pay Final Respects to Lady Ivy Cooke

15 from Middlesex Receive Governor-General’s Achievement Awards

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (second right); President, FosRich Group of Companies, Cecil Foster (right); and Managing Leader, Central America and the Caribbean, Philips, Florian Korzer (second left), listen to a point being made by Product Manager, Philips, Jorge Aleman (right), about an LED streetlight during the opening ceremony for the FosRich Group of Companies 2017 Exposition, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on April 4. The one-day exposition, held under the theme ‘Connecting Companies. Securing Our Future’ showcased quality products from internationally acclaimed brands highlighting advances in energy-saving, lighting and electrical design and hardware product lines.

Governor-General Urges More Jamaicans to Conserve Energy

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) and Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla, participate in the singing of a hymn at the Jamaica Baptist Union's (JBU) 167th General Assembly at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on February 26.

Jamaicans Urged to Contribute to Nation Building

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Occupational Safety And Health Bill Tabled

The Occupational Safety and Health Bill was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 4). The legislation, which is geared at securing the safety and health of all Jamaican workers, was tabled by Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, reiterated the Government’s commitment to table the Bill...

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Work to be Undertaken to Define Cockpit Country Boundary

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says that work will be undertaken this fiscal year to define and declare the official boundary of the Cockpit Country. This declared boundary is to be comprised of a core, a transition zone and an outer boundary. “This is in order to afford legal protection to the watershed, the natural resources...

Their Excellences, the Most Hon. Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Lady Allen (second left), cut the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the Jamaica Society for the Blind’s (JSB) Low Vision Resource Centre at its Old Hope Road location in St. Andrew on January 26. Also pictured at right is Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Masanori Nakano.

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Jamaica Society for the Blind Opens Vision Resource Centre

Jamaicans with low vision can now benefit from the services offered by the Jamaica Society for the Blind’s (JSB) newly constructed resource centre, which will treat with this condition. Low vision is a significant reduction of visual function that cannot be fully corrected by glasses, contact lenses, medical treatment or surgery. Low vision can result from a variety of diseases...

His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, Governor-General

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Christmas Message 2016 From His Excellency the Governor-General The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KST.J

My Fellow Jamaicans: Lady Allen and I greet you very warmly today as we celebrate once more the joys of the Christmas Season. We do so, reminding ourselves of our collective need to maintain that all-encompassing duty of care. Caring and Sharing During the Season It is an accepted feature of the rhythm of our lives, that there are times...

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Message from His Excellency the Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, for the Press Association of Jamaica

It gives me great pleasure to greet the Officers and members of the Press Association of Jamaica(PAJ) as you meet to give thanks for achievements recorded and to recommit to the work which you are empowered to do. I regret sincerely that my schedule does not allow me the pleasure of joining you in this service which marks the start...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) greets Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left) on his arrival at the Andrew

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Embrace Jamaica’s Rich Heritage- GG

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has urged citizens to embrace and pass on Jamaica’s rich heritage to the next generation. He was speaking at the annual National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service held on Saturday (October 8) at the Andrew’s Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church, 29 Hope Road, Kingston 10. The service was the first of...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), greets World War II veteran Dennis Booth, following the 70th anniversary dinner of the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) Jamaica at Curphey Place in Swallowfield, St. Andrew, on September 14.

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GG Hails World War II Vets

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has hailed Jamaican war veterans who fought for Britain during World War II from 1939 to 1945. He said they demonstrated tremendous acts of gallantry, commitment and sacrifices in the fight for freedom. “A resounding message out of the service of the veterans is that no good cause or just demand should...