Great ambiance, vibrant hosts, one vision and a ‘long bench’ were enough to set the tone for the first ever live outside broadcast transmitted from the Office of the Governor-General at King’s House on Sunday, July 28. Radio Jamaica’s afternoon programme ‘Palav’, hosted by Mr. Gerry McDaniel, invaded the grounds of King’s House to celebrate…
Five Jamaicans from the county of Middlesex were the recipients of The Governor-General’s Achievement Awards at a presentation ceremony held on July 25, 2013 at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester: Mr. Clifford Freemantle of St Ann, Mr. Adrian Isaac Genus of St. Catherine, Mrs. Lorine Mae Metcalf-Cousins of Clarendon, Mrs. Winnifred Gopaulsingh-Mair of St.…
His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen joins the people of Jamaica in celebrating with Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the occasion of the birth of their son. The Governor-General, in his letter to the new parents expressed joy in learning of the the newest addition to the royal…
Next week the Governor-General’s I Believe Initiative (IBI) will embark on the final leg of animation training for youth at the county level in Jamaica. The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), at the University of the West Indies Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC), will host the IBI’s County of Cornwall workshop from July…
July 5, 2013/King’s House– The junior broadcasters from the RJR radio programme “PickneyPalav” and Kidz Hub Media Network, who paid a Courtesy Call on Their Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Honourable Lady Allen yesterday (July 4), made quite an impression. The children, accompanied by Mr. Gerry McDaniel, host of Radio…
Over 130 graduates of the Melrose Infant, Primary and Junior High School were encouraged by Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen, to relinquish the ‘anything goes’ mentality and instead adopt new values that will aid their transition to the next phase of their lives. Lady Allen, who was guest speaker at the school’s graduation…
Social & Professional Etiquette, the standardized universal code of ethics that governs protocol as well as social and professional behaviour, has long served to minimize instances of “international embarrassment” for countries across the world. Twenty-one civil servants from various government organizations were given an opportunity to learn as well as hone certain skills in a…
