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Residents of St. Ann Urged to Support Hospital

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…

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Former Governor-General Receives Gold Medal Award

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…

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Governor-General Welcomes Press Institute

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…

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GG Implores Young People to Become Involved in Agriculture

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…

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