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Governor-General Launches 2016 Poppy Appeal

Governor- General His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen is the first to make his contribution to the cause during the launch of the Poppy Appeal at Curphey Palce on Sunday (October 9, 2016). As His Excellency the Governor-General and Patron of the Jamaica Legion launched the annual Poppy Appeal at the Concert in…

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GG Allows Hurricane Solidarity in Heritage Service Message

His Excellency Governor- General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen delivers his address at the annual National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service at the Andrew’s Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday (October 8, 2016). Governor-General the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, briefly relaxed protocol at the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service, interrupting his speech…

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GG Hails World War II Vets

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen raises a toast to the Royal Air Force Association’s (RAFA) Jamaica (580 Branch) at the organization’s 70th anniversary dinner at Curphey Place in Swallowfield, St. Andrew, on September 14, 2016. Source: Jamica Information Service   Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has hailed…

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GG Installs Country’s First Chief Judge

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) presents Her Honour Miss Judith Pusey with the Instrument of Appointment during her Swearing-In Ceremony as the first Chief Judge of the Parish Courts. Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has installed Her Honour Miss Judith Pusey as the country’s first Chief Judge, with responsibility for the…

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GG’s Summer of Service Competition Awards $9.8M In Scholarships

Governor- General His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen delivers welcome at the I Believe Initiative’s (IBI) Summer of Service (SOS) Scholarship Presentation Ceremony on Friday (September 02, 2016) at King’s House. Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has awarded nine tertiary students who participated in the I Believe Initiative’s (IBI) Summer of Service Competition (SOS)…

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GG Officially Opens Hi-Tech Lab at JAGAS

Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen unveils the plaque with the inscription marking the significance of the occasion while (from left to right) the Hon. Floyd Green, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Mr. Michael Dumke, Charge d’ Affairs, Embassy of Germany and the Hon. Patricia Ann Marshall Dunwell, Custos of St.…

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GG Urges Jamaicans to Pass Batons of Virtue and Service to Youth

Governor- General Sir Patrick Allen delivers his remarks at the GGAA Presentation Ceremony for the County of Surrey, held on Thursday (August 25, 2016) at the Whispering Bamboo Cove Resort in St. Thomas. Referring to Jamaica’s 4×100 men’s relay team at the just concluded Olympic games in Brazil, Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen said Jamaicans should…

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OJ Conferred On Dr. David Boxer

The Honourable Steadman Fuller CD, JP, Deputy Governor- General and Custos of Kingston sashes Dr. the Honourable David Wayne Boxer CD with the emblem of the Order of Jamaica at his home in Kingston on Tuesday (August 9, 2016). Renowned Jamaican artist and art historian the Honourable Dr. David Boxer was presented with the Insignia…

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