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…
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2013 Political Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair has tendered his resignation effective June 30. In a letter to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen Bishop Blair stated that recent developments in his Ministry will no longer afford him the quality time required to function in the Office. He was first…
June 19, 2013-St James/Three members of the Jamaican Diaspora were presented with the Governor-General’s Jamaican Diaspora Award of Excellence at the fifth staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Conference Centre. The three recipients, Mr. Howard Francis (UK), Mr. Dudley Morgan (Canada) and Mr. Vin Martin (US) were awarded for having…
Residents in the parish of St. Mary were treated to a special visit from Their Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Honourable Lady Allen on the occasion of the Governor-General’s Annual Parish Tour on Tuesday May 27, 2013. The Governor-General’s first stop at the Iona High school in Port Maria had…
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST HONOURABLE SIR PATRICK ALLEN ON, GCMG, CD TO THE 6TH ANNUAL JBDC SMALL BUSINESS EXPOSITION AND CONFERENCE ON MAY 21, 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, Last year, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation collaborated with the “I Believe” Initiative as we convened three Youth Conferences at County level…
Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen on Wednesday (May 15) launched a Summer of Service (SOS) competition under the umbrella of his ‘I Believe’ Initiative (IBI) with the aim of increasing the spirit of volunteerism in youth, while offering them an opportunity to pursue their academic goals. The competition which will run…
NEWS RELEASE May 15, 2013 Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen leaves the island this afternoon, Wednesday May 15 for London, England where he is scheduled to participate in activities hosted by the Jamaica National Building Society to mark the 25th Anniversary of the JNBS Representative Office in the United Kingdom. Her…
The “I Believe‟ Initiative, a programme of Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has made good on a promise to assist the Spring Village Development Foundation with the construction of the “I Believe” Medical Centre. In April 2012 Sir Patrick visited the community and saw first-hand the work of the Foundation which was established…
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2013 Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is encouraging wards at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre to make good use of the training and mentorship programmes to which they are being exposed. As he spoke with wards who participate in the Rotary Club of Kingston’s Back2Life Mentorship Programme, Sir…
Conveyed In Letter To Major (ret’d) Johanna Lewin The passing of your beloved mother, Dr. the Hon. Olive Lewin, came as a great shock to Lady Allen and me. Although we were aware of her illness, we were not mentally or emotionally prepared for her passing. No one in Jamaica was, since to all…
“Push each other up! The support you lend to your fellow contestants and the people around you will be integral to making you a wholesome person.” This was the charge given by Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen to the 2013 contestants in the Miss Jamaica Global International Pageant. Fourteen (14) contestants of the…
