Governor- General’s Achievement Award’s recipients from the county of Cornwall with Major (Ret’d) Effiom Whyte (seated left) National Coordinator for the Governor-General’s Programme For Excellence and the custodes from all 5 parishes of Cornwall. Seated from 2nd left are: The Very Rev. Cannon the Hon. Hartley D. Perrin, the Hon. Ewen Corrodus, the Hon Beryl…
His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen gently holds the hand of Lady Allen as they descend from the Residence to start the celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary. Love was definitely in the air and it filled the packed King’s House Ballroom on Sunday evening, July 19 as Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and…
His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen greets Jamaica’s International Scout Commissioner – Carlton Thompson. Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen at a courtesy call made on him at King’s House, Thursday, encouraged youngsters attending the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan to, “take back a wealth of experience with them.” The group which comprises four boy…
Sir Patrick Allen captures the attention of nurses and nursing students during the courtesy call at King’s House on July 16, 2015. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen said that nurses deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the care that they give to patients especially when they are at…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen received on a Courtesy Call by participants in the GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme and executives of GK Foundation at King’s House on Friday, July 10. The internship programme is aimed at reawakening second and third generation Jamaicans residing abroad to the fact that their Jamaican heritage is indeed their birthright. The…
Staff members of GK were eager to meet Their Excellencies during the tour of the company’s headquarters. Colvenette Brown, GK’s Customer Service Supervisor (left) cheerfully greets Their Excellencies during the tour. Looking on is Gilroy Graham, Senior General Manager of Grace Foods Domestic. Their Excellenncies Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen are photographed with the…
The floral tribute in commemoration of the 122nd birth anniversary of national hero, The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley held Saturday July 4 at the National Heroes Park was attended by Their Excellencies, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen. His Excellency, The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen receives the wreath before the…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has appointed Mr. Errol Vaughan Johnson JP, as Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Mary with effect from June 23, 2015. He was sworn in at a brief ceremony held at King’s House. Mr. Johnson has been acting as Custos of St. Mary since August 2014 when former Custos the…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has presented six Jamaicans from the Diaspora regions of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America with the 2015 Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) for the Diaspora. The awards were presented at the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. The recipients are Michelle Brumley and Kingsley Gilliam from Canada, Nathaniel…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is urging residents of St. Catherine to collaborate with the security forces as well as the Custos and Justices of the Peace to reverse the trend in crime and violence which seeks to besmirch the good name of the parish. He was addressing the Installation Ceremony for Reverend the Honourable…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is urging Justices of the Peace to see themselves as a collective force for change that will “take back Jamaica from the crime, mediocrity and negativity which have become all too pervasive.” He was speaking at a consultation with Custos of St. Andrew the Hon. Donna Parchment Brown and Justices of…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has endorsed the Trees That Feed Foundation under the auspices of his I Believe Initiative (IBI). The endorsement also involved the presentation of a plaque to Mrs. Mary McLaughlin, Foundation Chairperson, during a Courtesy Call at King’s House on Tuesday (May 12). In his remarks, Sir Patrick Allen said that Jamaica…
