15 Receive G-G’s Awards for Service in Middlesex

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…

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Lady Allen Says Demand on Education Has Changed Dramatically

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…

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73 Receive Sagicor Scholarships

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…

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Address by His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD at 58th Annual Denbigh Agricultural Show Denbigh, Clarendon Sunday August 1, 2010

“Our farmers… Growing what we eat” IntroductionLadies and gentlemen good afternoon. For the past 58 years, the JAS has presented the Denbigh Agricultural Show as a spectacular must-see event for many persons. This is the place where farmers showcase the best of their livestock and produce.  It is a wonderful social event for friends and…

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