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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre) and Custodes from the county of Middlesex, share a moment with the 2014 recipients of the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (pictured standing) following the ceremony held on Thursday (July 24), at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall in Port Maria. The Custodes (seated, from left) are: Stanhope Porteous (Acting), from Clarendon; Rev. Hon. Sophia Azan, St. Catherine; Hon. Jeffrey McKitty, St. Mary; Hon. Sally Porteous, Manchester; and Hon. Norma Walters, St. Ann. Seated at right is National Co-ordinator, the Governor-General’s Programme For Excellence, Major (Retd) Effiom Whyte.

13 Persons from Middlesex Get Governor-General’s Achievement Award

Thirteen persons from the county of Middlesex have been bestowed with the 2014 Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) in recognition of their selfless contributions to the upliftment of their communities. The recipients, from the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester, St. Ann, St. Catherine,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official opening of the FosRich Lifestyle store in Mandeville, Manchester, on July 10. Also participating (from second left) are: Director, FosRich Group of Companies, Marion Foster; Managing Director, FosRich Group of Companies, Cecil Foster; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay (partially hidden); and Custos of Manchester, Hon. Sally Porteous. The FosRich Lifestyle Store provides energy saving solutions, including the supply and installation of solar water heaters, solar lighting, light emitting diode (LED) and induction lighting products.

GG Calls on Businesses to Mentor Young Graduates

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GG Calls on Businesses to Mentor Young Graduates

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Jamaica has Lost a Devoted Son!

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the charge to Cornwall College’s 2014 graduating class at the graduation ceremony held on Sunday (July 6), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

GG Urges Graduates to Help Make a Difference

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Sir Patrick Allen (right), in discussion with the Deputy St. Elizabeth Parish Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marvin Lawrence (left), at a recent RADA Open Day, staged in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth.

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St. Elizabeth High on Food Production

St. Elizabeth continues to maintain its reputation as the bread basket parish of Jamaica and currently produces 22 per cent of the national domestic food needs, through fruits and vegetables, poultry, beef and tubers. Deputy Parish Manager of the St. Elizabeth branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marvin Lawrence, told JIS News that production by the farmers is...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, with students of the Sydney Pagon Agricultural High School, in St. Elizabeth, when he visited the institution on June 12.

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GG says Youth Must Prepare for Logistics Hub

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says Jamaica’s youth must prepare themselves to grasp the benefits that can be derived from the Global Logistics Hub Initiative. He said that in anticipation of the impact that the initiative will have on Jamaica’s economy, young people must learn how to secure lucrative employment and business opportunities that will result...

New I Believe Initiative (IBI) Ambassadors in St. Elizabeth read the IBI pledge to serve and support the national transformation programme. They were installed by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at a swearing-in and investiture ceremony, held at the Beadle Hall in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on June 12. The ambassadors are (from right): Mrs. Beverley James, Educator of Watchwell; Ms. Karlene Brae, Educator of Brighton district; Ms Althea Peart, Manager of Jamaica National Building Society, Santa Cruz branch; Mrs. Heather Murray, Hheadmistress of Hampton School for Girls; Mr. Roy George Taylor, Broadcaster of Black River; and Rev. Kenneth Dwyer, Pastor and Guidance Counsellor of Black River High School.

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Six JPs Sworn in as IBI Ambassadors in St. Elizabeth

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has installed six Justices of the Peace (JPs) as St. Elizabeth’s first I Believe Initiative (IBI) Ambassadors. Their installation marks the launch of the Governor-General’s I Believe Initiative in that parish and comes after intensive training in mentoring, mediation and other social intervention proficiencies. The six were presented with their insignia...

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Professor Anthony Harriott Appointed Commissioner for Tivoli Enquiry

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....

Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen congratulates eminent academic and renowned poet, Professor Mervyn Morris, who was officially installed as Poet Laureate of Jamaica during an investiture ceremony at King’s House on May 22.

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It’s Official for Poet Laureate Professor Mervyn Morris

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...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) receives a warm welcome from Custos of Westmoreland, the very Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin, upon his arrival at the Petersfield Association of Community-based Organisations, in the parish. The Governor General was on an official visit to the parish, where he addressed Justices of the Peace, as well as students at Little London High School.

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Custos Decries Use of Derogatory Terms Among Young Men

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 address Justices of the Peace from the parish of Westmoreland at a meeting convened by the Westmoreland Lay Magistrate’s Association at the Sean Lavrey Faith Hall in Savanna-la-Mar on May 15.

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Westmoreland JPs Urged to Join Fight Against Crime

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...