As the country celebrates 176 years of Emancipation from slavery, Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is calling on Jamaicans to free themselves of the belief that only foods from overseas are good and best for consumption. He said that Jamaica will never fully experience the joys of emancipation until “we…
Fifteen persons from St. Ann, St. Catherine, Manchester, St. Mary and Clarendon, were honoured, on Wednesday (July 28), with the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards, in recognition of community service, and the Governor-General’s Youth Award of Excellence. The honorees, including two youths, received plaques and had citations read to them by the Custodes of each parish, at…
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen has said that the demand on education has changed dramatically, with intensified calls for more affordable education and equal access at all levels. She suggested that new and creative modes of delivering and financing education be explored, to meet the changing demands on the…
A total of 73 students were recognised for their exceptional academic performance under Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s Corporate Scholarship Programme at an awards ceremony held on August 5 at the company’s headquarters in New Kingston. The students were selected from 79 applicants, of which 50 were at the primary level and 23 at the secondary…
