Yearly Archives: 2014

Seventy-five persons today received their Instruments of Appointments as Mentors of the Respect Agenda Programme at an official ceremony held at King’s House. Patron of the Respect Agenda Programme, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, made a symbolic presentation of the Instruments to Ambassador Burchell Whiteman. The National Mentorship Programme (NaMP), an element…

The Governor-General has called on Jamaicans to use all available channels and commit to being examples of honesty, integrity, justice and to practice tolerance of each other’s view. Sir Patrick Allen was speaking at the installation ceremony for the Hon. Beryl Rochester, Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of St. Elizabeth at the Independence Park in…

When Lady Allen, wife of Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen, accepted patronage for the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), she accepted not just as First Lady but also as a ‘friend’ of the organisation.  Through her active involvement with the hospital, several stakeholders have become donors to the sole children hospital in the country. Once such…

Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is encouraging service clubs in Jamaica to combine their talents and expertise in order to identify solutions to the social challenges facing the nation.  He was speaking at the Fiftieth Anniversary Banquet of the Kiwanis Club of Kingston at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Tuesday (Mar. 25.) Sir Patrick Allen said…

March 21, 2014: Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen today launched “Parenting Jamaica,” a multi-media campaign which aims to transmit positive parenting messages to the society, in an effort to curb the problem of weak parenting in Jamaica.  The campaign is a collaborative effort between Family Life Ministries and the “I Believe Initiative” (IBI), one of the…

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, will be launching a new multi-media campaign to transmit positive parenting messages to society. “Parenting Jamaica”, a project by Dr. Barry Davidson and Dr. Faith Linton of Family Ministries in partnership with the Governor-General’s I Believe Initiative, will be held in the Ballroom of King’s House…

  His Excellency The Governor-General unveiled the 2014 Mobile Campaign of the Continental/National Baking Company’s ‘Bold Ones’ Initiative, on Friday March 15, 2014 at King’s House. This project represents Continental Baking Company’s tangible marketing support for micro and small companies, less than seven years old, in the manufacturing sector. Each of the eight distribution trucks…

  Referring to the recent joint unprecedented statement issued by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness and him in his capacity as Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen reiterated the call for Jamaicans to reclaim their country. He was speaking at the Installation ceremony for…

The Governor-General has proclaimed the month of March as “Endometriosis Awareness Month”. The Proclamation was read on March 11, 2014 in the Ballroom of King’s House and was received by Mrs. Shauna Fuller-Clarke, founder of the B.A.S.E. Foundation: Better Awareness and Support for those who suffer from Endometriosis (B.A.S.E.). During the brief presentation ceremony, His…

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen delivered a message from Her Majesty The Queen at the annual hosting of Commonwealth Day at King’s House on Monday, March 10, 2014. In her message, Her Majesty noted that while life differs widely throughout the Commonwealth, each country is committed to the same goals. “Together…