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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, has expressed confidence in the country's ability to weather the current financial slump and to carve out a path towards economic recovery. Citing a Caribbean business report, he said that despite the economic crisis, which has seen a 2.8 per cent fall in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, has said that Jamaica has the ability to achieve greatness despite the current difficulties with which the country is confronted. Delivering the main address at the 'I Believe' youth breakfast for the county of Surrey, held on Wednesday (June 3) at the Frenchman's Cove Hotel in San San, Portland, Dr. Allen...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Mrs. Allen, is calling on more members of the society to volunteer their services to homes catering to the elderly and the less fortunate. Speaking with JIS News, during a tour of the Missionaries of Charity Home for the Aged, Tower Street, downtown Kingston Tuesday(June 2), Mrs. Allen encouraged individuals to...

Jamaicans have been exhorted to embrace the values and attitudes which have served to make the nation great, and have properly molded the lives of the country's young people, by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen. Addressing a reception, held in his honour by the Portland Lay Magistrates Association at the Folly playing field in Port Antonio...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Dr. Patrick Allen, has argued that the destiny of the nation and the quality of Jamaica's economic, social and spiritual future are integrally linked to the performance of the police force. "The choices we make today, how we treat the opportunities resting in our hands, will determine the quality of our economic, social and...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Dr. Patrick Allen, is seeking the support of the police for his 'I Believe' campaign, which aims at inspiring and motivating Jamaicans to achieve their full potential. "I believe that the Police Federation can pilot a segment of the 'I Believe' programme, which would serve to inspire and motivate our people to achieve their...

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Honourable Patrick Allen will host a Youth Consultation on Friday May 15, 2009 at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club. The consultation, which forms a part of the Governor-General's Achievement Awards Scheme (GGAAS) will be held under the theme 'I Believe' and will involve a select group of students from the county of Middlesex. They...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, has urged more training of persons for the productive sector, if Jamaica is to rebound after the global economic crisis has ended. "It is very important that we train individuals to function in the productive sector. Unless we do this, as a country, we will continue to encounter difficulties," he...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Honourable Mrs. Allen, has encouraged students to be "hungry and thirsty for reading." But, even as she urged them to read widely, she cautioned students to, "guard well what you read, because you can read things that can also destroy your minds. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen, for...

Governor- General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr Patrick Allen, has thanked Jamaicans overseas for their continued support of the country. Speaking at a special recognition ceremony, held in his honour at the Mount Sinai Seventh-day Adventist Church in Orlando, Florida, recently, Dr Allen lauded the Diaspora for their significant contribution to Jamaica's development. He called on Jamaicans, at home...

The National Tree Growing Programme, which aims to plant some 130,000 hectares of lands, was launched today (April 22) by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen. Under the programme, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Tree Growers Association, 70,000 hectares of forests will be rehabilitated, while another 60,000 hectares of idle or underutilised agricultural lands will...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, has said that increased emphasis must be placed on building good family structures, in order to address the nation's social ills. "We must raise our children better, we must socialise them better and educate them better. The family is the cradle of the nation. Fix the cradle and we will fix...