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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, was today (Sept. 4) invested as Chief Scout of Jamaica by Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, Rev. Barrington Soares. "I proudly accept the new role as Chief Scout and promise that I will do my best in my duty to God and my country. I will do my...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, has challenged students from communities in Tower Hill, Kingston, who excelled in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) to continue to strive for excellence. "Do the best in high school and come out to something. Do not waste these years. Keep that motivation with you, keep that inspiration (with you),"...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has encouraged Jamaicans to use the success of the country's athletes as an inspiration to pursue greatness. He said that the "awesome" and "world leading performances," of the athletes at the recent World Championships in Berlin, Germany, "has proven beyond doubt that as a nation, we have what it takes to...

The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has honoured 14 persons from Cornwall with the prestigious Governor-General's Achievement Awards. The recipients represent the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Hanover, St. James, Westmoreland and Trelawny, and were awarded for their outstanding achievements and making significant contributions to their communities, during a function held at Roi's Villa in Greenside, Trelawny....

The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has emphasised the importance of the family in building a good foundation for individuals, in a speech Monday (August 24) to the incoming first year students of the University of Technology (UTech). "The family must be re-established as the basic institution in which both parents inculcate values and attitudes in...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on parents to ensure that the home remains a firm place for disciplining children. "If children have their biggest fans at home, they will not need to find them anywhere else to feel good about themselves, so we must ensure that children are guided and disciplined, and at the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has described the newly launched Students' Motivational Manual, as a road map to success for young people. "I would say that the manual is a sort of road map that, if you follow closely, it will help you to reap success not only in academic areas, but also in your personal...

Several school items were presented to the Fruitful Vale community in Portland by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a function to honour him and Lady Allen, at the Fruitful Vale All-Age School, on August 4. The items, including computers, text books, school bags, exercise books, desks, chairs and pencils, will be distributed to various schools...

Glowing tributes were paid to the Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, at a civic reception, held in their honour at the Fruitful Vale All Age School, in Portland, on August 4. The function, organised by the Fruitful Vale Benevolent Society, was planned to enable the Governor-General, who is from that community, and Lady...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has challenged the Church to play a more integral, leading and proactive role in transforming Jamaica. "The Church has to lead in the binding up of the wounds of this nation, that sometimes seems battered, fainting and helpless and ready to die," the Governor-General argued, as he brought greetings at the...

The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has issued a challenge to the country to seek to recapture the "things that money cannot buy." "I think we can all agree that in our rush to modernisation, and modernise we must, we did not emphasise and safeguard, as much as we should, some of the basic values that...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has commended the staff of the Mustard Seed Communities for the tremendous work they have been doing in caring for the less fortunate in the society. "We are truly inspired and touched by the wonderful outpouring of love and care for humanity. We see the spirit of community being operationalised incarnate...