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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (4th left, front row); Lady Allen (4th right, front row), and Custodes from the county of Cornwall, share with the six recipients of the Governor General
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (4th left, front row); Lady Allen (4th right, front row), and Custodes from the county of Cornwall, share with the six recipients of the Governor General's Achievement Awards for the county, during the award function held on August 29, at the Glistening Waters Restaurant and Marina in Falmouth.

Six Receive G-G Achievement Awards for County of Cornwall

Six outstanding citizens of the County of Cornwall have been honoured with the Governor General’s Achievement Awards, for their contribution to the development of their communities and for helping to improve the lives of others. Governor General, His Excellency the...
Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left;) gets a lesson in how the coffee grinder works from President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant; while Lady Allen looks on. The Governor -General was on a tour of several booths mounted at the 61st Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on August 5.
Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left;) gets a lesson in how the coffee grinder works from President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant; while Lady Allen looks on. The Governor -General was on a tour of several booths mounted at the 61st Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on August 5.

Governor General Advocates Zero Tolerance for Praedial Thieves
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) and Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right ), raise their voices in song at the National Independence Thanksgiving Church Service, held at the Bethel Baptist Church, on Hope Road, in Kingston, on August 4. They are joined by (from second right), Lady Allen; Opposition Senator, Alexander Williams, who represented the Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) and Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right ), raise their voices in song at the National Independence Thanksgiving Church Service, held at the Bethel Baptist Church, on Hope Road, in Kingston, on August 4. They are joined by (from second right), Lady Allen; Opposition Senator, Alexander Williams, who represented the Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Governor-General Calls for Greater Unity Among Jamaicans
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Patrick Allen, stresses a point during his address at Thursday
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Patrick Allen, stresses a point during his address at Thursday's (July 18) official opening of the 36th conference of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), at the Secrets Wild Orchid Hotel in Montego Bay.

GG Urges All Jamaicans to Unite for Country’s Progress
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left); shares a thought with Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, during the organisation’s 118th annual general meeting held yesterday (July 10), at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left); shares a thought with Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, during the organisation’s 118th annual general meeting held yesterday (July 10), at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon

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Computers Donated To ‘I Believe’ Initiative

The I Believe Initiative (IBI) Villages/WIFI Centres in three rural communities have been boosted with the donation of 10 computers from the Chinese Government. The equipment were handed over to Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen by the Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Zheng Qingdian, during a ceremony at King’s House on August 2. The brand...
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Governor-General Gives Full Support to Social Partnership Agreement

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is hoping that the signing of Jamaica’s first ever social partnership agreement will be the start of the transformation, which will propel the country towards the achievement of Vision 2030, even sooner than envisioned. In throwing his full support behind the Partnership For Jamaica (PFJ) Agreement, which was signed at King’s...
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GG Urges Youth Participation in Policy Decisions

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is underscoring the importance of youth participation in developing policy decisions and actions impacting them. Addressing Junior Achievement Jamaica's Champions for Youth Awards Banquet, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (May 30), the Governor-General, noted private and public sector leaders' recognition of the need for investment in youth...
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Presenting Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen (l) with the UWI’s pledge at the launch on Wednesday, May 15, is Dr. Carroll Edwards, Director of Marketing and Communications. The University of the West Indies (Mona) is one of three Universities providing tuition scholarships as prizes to be won in the Governor-General’s ‘I Believe’ Initiative Summer of Service Competition. (King’s House photo)
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GG Launches Summer of Service Competition

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen on Wednesday, May 15, launched a Summer of Service (SOS) competition under the umbrella of his ‘I Believe’ Initiative (IBI) with the aim of increasing the spirit of volunteerism in youth, while offering them an opportunity to pursue their academic goals. The competition which will run from June 1 to August...
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Governor-General Encourages Wards at Juvenile Correctional Centre

Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is encouraging wards at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre to make good use of the training and mentorship programmes to which they are being exposed. As he spoke with wards who participate in the Rotary Club of Kingston’s Back2Life Mentorship Programme, Sir Patrick urged them to view their time at the centre as a period...
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Tangible Results Under JEEP

Tangible results are being achieved in infrastructural development and productivity under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The programme, which got underway in March 2012, exceeded its target employment of 5,000 persons during its first phase. More than 18,000 Jamaicans were employed under JEEP, in areas such as road repairs, the construction of low-income housing, skills training, and agricultural production...
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Work to Begin on 360-Megawatt Capacity Plant This Year

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the much anticipated construction of a 360-megawatt electricity capacity plant will commence this calendar year. The Governor General, who was delivering the Throne Speech to mark the opening of the 2013/14 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on Thursday morning, April 4, said the new facility will replace “the existing...
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