Yearly Archives: 2017

Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen welcoming students to the National Youth Consultative Conference at the Jamaica Conference on Oct. 5. With a reported 5 per cent of Jamaican families having no form of support system leading to weak parenting, school dropout and various forms of anti-social behaviour, Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is calling…

Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen addressed students and teachers at the Chester Castle All-Age School in Hanover (Thursday September 29, 2017.   Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (2nd right) observes how products are moved along the processing line at the Edwards Diary Farm, producers of Diary Fresh Products, in Hanover. Sharing the moment with His Excellency are…

Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left) with Her Honour Mrs. Justice Zalia McCalla, Chief Justice (centre) and the newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court. Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left) with Her Honour Mrs. Justice Zalia McCalla, Chief Justice (centre) and the newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court.  Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is…

  Sir Patrick Allen interacts with Dr. Angelica Baker, a scholarship recipient of the inaugural I Believe Initiative Summer Of Service Competition in 2013 during the awards ceremony yesterday (August 22, 2017). A member of the deaf community and a medical doctor were the highlight of the Governor-General’s I Believe Initiative (IBI) Summer of Service…

His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen pins one of the 65 farmers bestowed with a medals of appreciation for their outstanding contribution to the agricultural sector during. The occasion was the 65th staging of Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon on Sunday (August 6, 2017).   Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and…

Their Excellencies Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen listen attentively as Mr. Ramsay of the Institute of Jamaica expounds on the significance of the sculpture, “From Rude Boy to Rastafari: From Rocksteady to Reggae”, made by Rass Ruggles (Winston Green) during the tour of an exhibition at King’s House on the occasion of The Governor-General’s…

  Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen says that the most critical point of intervention for Jamaica by the Diaspora at this time, lies in the support that can be given to the youth of our country.  “The great need that Jamaica has today is not with governance structures and institutional capacity building.  But more than ever…

Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen, delivers the main address at the JCDC Annual Culture Clubs Conference at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (June 20, 2017). Source: Jamaica Information Service (JIS)   Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen (right) witnesses the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by the…

Lady Ivy Cooke. Lady Ivy Cooke, widow of the late former Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government. The service will be held on June 30, 2017 at the East Queen Street Baptist Church in Kingston. Inurnment follows at National Heroes Park. Lady Cooke died on…

“It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Her Excellency the Most Host Honourable Lady Cooke, widow of former Governor-General Sir Howard Cooke. Lady Cooke was a gracious person whose social engagements and ease of manner enhanced the work of Sir Howard. Her love for and work among children distinguished her…