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Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), and Lady Allen (3rd right), with five of the six members of the Jamaican Diaspora who received the 2015 Governor General's Award for Excellence, following the presentation ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 16. The awardees (from left) are: Lisa Soares (United States of America); Nathaniel Peat (United Kingdom); Claudette Powell (USA), and Kingsley Gilliam and Michelle Brumley (Canada). The award for the sixth recipient, Gloria Leslie, who is based in the United Kingdom, and who was absent, was collected by Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet Assamba. The ceremony formed part of activities marking Diaspora Day at the conference, which will end on June 18.
Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), and Lady Allen (3rd right), with five of the six members of the Jamaican Diaspora who received the 2015 Governor General's Award for Excellence, following the presentation ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 16. The awardees (from left) are: Lisa Soares (United States of America); Nathaniel Peat (United Kingdom); Claudette Powell (USA), and Kingsley Gilliam and Michelle Brumley (Canada). The award for the sixth recipient, Gloria Leslie, who is based in the United Kingdom, and who was absent, was collected by Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet Assamba. The ceremony formed part of activities marking Diaspora Day at the conference, which will end on June 18.

Diaspora Members Recognised For Service

By: Marlon Tingling, June 17, 2015
Six members of the Jamaican Diaspora have been bestowed with the Governor General’s Achievement Award for Excellence for 2015, for outstanding accomplishments and service. The awardees are: Michelle Brumley and...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), confers the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) on the new Custos of St. Catherine, Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie, at the installation ceremony, held at the Police Staff College, Twickenham Park, on June 11. The Custos is also Pastor of the Phillippo Baptist Church in Spanish Town.

New Custos Installed in St. Catherine

By: Latonya Linton, June 12, 2015
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) President, Dr. Shane Alexis, display the official Proclamation document declaring June 7 to 14, 2015, as Medical Association of Jamaica Golden Jubilee Week, during the Friday’s (June 5) proclamation ceremony at King’s House.

Medical Association of Jamaica Commended for 50 Years of Service

By: Rochelle Williams, June 8, 2015

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre); shares a moment with representatives of the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), and the organisation’s 2014 Wellness Ambassador, Kelly Tomblin (2nd right), after reading the proclamation declaring April 2015 as Wellness Month, during a ceremony on March 31 at King’s House. They are (from left): Projects Manager, Latoya Foster; Chief Executive Officer, Novlet Deans; and Executive Director, Dr. Henry Lowe.
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GG Declares April Wellness Month

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is urging Jamaicans to take the necessary action to attain mental, spiritual and physical wellness. He said that maintaining balance of...
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By: Rochelle Williams , April 1, 2015