The installation ceremony for the newly appointed Custos of St. Andrew, Mrs. Donna Parchment Brown will take place on Thursday March 19 at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College starting at 3:00 p.m. As a prelude to this event all Justices of the Peace for the parish are required to sign a new Magistrate Roll…
“King’s House forms a part of Jamaica’s rich architectural heritage.” This was the reminder coming from His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen when he addressed the JIS Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 6 at King’s House. The competition which is being hosted for the fourth time by the JIS was applauded…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen paid his respects to the late former High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago, Her Excellency Yvonne Gittens-Joseph on Thursday, March 5, by signing the Condolence Book which was opened in her memory at the Trinidadian High Commission. He also used the opportunity to express condolences to current High Commissioner Her Excellency…
Kingston, Jamaica: Nominations for the esteemed Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA), an arm of the Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence (GGPE), is now open to the public. The closing date is midnight Thursday April 30, 2015. These awards are being presented under the theme “Values through Volunteerism. Impacting Communities: One Community at a Time”. Forty-two (42) persons…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is urging Jamaicans to support the Girls’ Brigade’s tag drive during the month of March which is also being observed as Girls’ Brigade Month. His comments were outlined in an address delivered by the Hon. Steadman Fuller, Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Kingston, at the launch of Girls Brigade Month…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen is encouraging Scouts across the island to follow in the footsteps of their founder Lord Baden Powell by making the world a better place than they find it. He was speaking last Thursday at the Public Meeting of the Scout Association of Jamaica which is held annually at King’s House during…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says that as the global community strives to adopt stronger security measures to combat the heinous crimes committed by terrorist organizations, governments should not forget the urgent need to confront the battle for the minds and hearts of young people. He was speaking at the annual dinner for the Diplomatic…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen says the procedure which led to the appointment of Mrs. Arlene Harrison Henry as Public Defender accords with his commitment to ensure transparency in the selection of senior public servants. He was speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for the new Public Defender at King’s House on Friday (Jan. 16). “The people…
“Never cease to dream!” This was The Governor-General’s message to graduates of the All American Institute of Medical Sciences at its first Graduation and White Coat Ceremony on Thursday, December 4, 2014. The Institution is Jamaica’s first off-shore medical school and is helping many students in Jamaica and the Caribbean to further their dreams of…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen today performed the final activity of the 2014 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards by presenting the coveted GGAA Pin to 39 individuals for academic excellence and outstanding community service. Twenty seven individuals under the age of thirty five and an additional twelve, ages thirty five and over, were pinned during a ceremony held…
At the end of an entire morning of nerve-racking interviews, the members of the Jamaica Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee has announced that 23 year old Dr. Tariq Parker is the recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship Award for 2015. The announcement was made by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen just minutes ago in the Drawing Room…
