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…
