Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has called on residents of St. Ann to support efforts to develop the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital. The Governor-General, who recently toured the facility, said were it not for the generous gesture of a citizen of the parish many years ago, the hospital would not…
Former Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, has been presented with the Gold Medal Award, by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), for his outstanding contribution to national development, particularly in the area of agriculture. The presentation was made at a ceremony, held at King’s House on Friday, December 5. The Gold Medal Award is…
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has welcomed plans by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), to launch the Jamaica Press Institute. Plans for the institute were outlined by PAJ President, Byron Buckley, when he visited King’s House on December 1. The Governor-General said it is fitting that the PAJ should…
His Excellency, Governor General, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall has called on young Jamaicans to engage in productive agriculture, in light of an aging farming population, and the need to be self-sufficient. He was speaking at the Fifth Anniversary of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s “Eat Jamaica Day” at the Denbigh Show grounds in…
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has said that the parish of St. Elizabeth continues to flourish, with significant tourism appeal, despite setbacks associated with natural disasters. In his message, read at the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Thanksgiving Service, held at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Barbary Hall, on November 24,…
Twenty-one year-old university student, Michael Waul, is the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Mr. Waul, a fourth year student at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the United States, was selected from a field of eight candidates, comprising four males and four females. They were interviewed by members of the Jamaica Rhodes…
November was officially declared Science and Technology Month by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, who duly read the Proclamation, during a brief ceremony at King’s House on October 31. In making the declaration, the Governor-General said that science and technology has proven to be critical to development, environmental sustainability, social…
Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, on Friday (Oct. 31), read a Proclamation declaring November as Drug Awareness Month, during a ceremony at King’s House. The month, which is being celebrated under the theme: ‘Promoting Drug Free Communities.25 years and Beyond’, will see the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA)…
The Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, on Thursday (Oct. 29), presented three judges with their instruments of appointment to higher offices within the judiciary, during a swearing-in ceremony held at King’s House. Justice Mahadev Dukharan was confirmed as Judge of the Court of Appeal; His Honour, Mr. Frank Williams, was…
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has cited the Boys’ Brigade as a crucial organisation in the development of the nation’s young people. In his message read by Custos of Manchester, Dr. Gilbert Allen, at the Boys’ Brigade Founder’s Day Church Service, held yesterday (October 26), at the Ridgemount United Church…
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), will commemorate the fifth anniversary of ‘Eat Jamaican Day’ on November 25, under the distinguished patronage of Governor-General His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall and Her Excellency Lady Hall. The celebrations will include an agricultural exposition to be held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon, under the…
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has said that a concerted approach should be made to ensure that programmes are developed, which are geared towards instilling good values and attitudes in the future leaders of the society. Addressing the official launch of the Flow-sponsored Rotary Leadership Initiative, under the theme ‘A…
