Professor of Political Sociology at the University of the West Indies, Professor Anthony Harriott, has been appointed as the third Commissioner for the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told journalists at Jamaica House Media Briefing on Wednesday, May 28, that Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has appointed the third Commissioner....

Eminent academic and renowned poet, Professor Mervyn Morris, was officially installed as Poet Laureate of Jamaica during an investiture ceremony at King’s House on May 22. Born in Kingston in 1937, Professor Morris is the third Poet Laureate to be appointed in Jamaica, the others being Tom Redcam, who was appointed posthumously in 1933, and John Ebenezer Clare McFarlane (in...

Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Westmoreland, the Very Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin, is calling for a revolution in the way young men refer to each other, and view themselves in the context of national development. Speaking at the Little London High School recently, Custos Perrin said the constant reference by young men to each other as “dogs”, and other...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has challenged Justices of the Peace (JPs) in the parish of Westmoreland to join the national fight against crime. The Governor General said the time has come for all JPs and other well-thinking Jamaicans to let their voices be heard, and their presence felt in clamping down on criminality. Addressing...

The top performers in the Governor General’s ‘I Believe’ Essay competition were on Thursday May 15, presented with their prizes. The presentations were made by wife of the Governor General, Lady Allen, during a ceremony at the Petersfield association of community-based organisations facility in Shewsbury, Westmoreland. The participants were asked to write an essay of not more than 500 words...

The Scotia Bank Foundation on Thursday, May 15 presented a cheque for $250,000 to the Association of Community Based-organisations in Petersfield, Westmoreland as a contribution to the Frank Morgan Loan Programme. The donation, which was made as part of Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen’s ‘I believe Initiative’ will assist needy students with their tertiary education....

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is urging students to make the best use of the opportunities that are available to them, especially in high school. Addressing students at the Little London High School in Westmoreland, on May 15, the Governor General said the transition from being a child to becoming an adult is sometimes difficult,...