His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen was this morning invested as a Knight of Grace of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. At the Investiture Ceremony, which was held in the Ballroom of King’s House, Professor Anthony Mellows, Lord Prior of the Order, bestowed the honour in…
The adage “it is never too late,” applies perfectly to Mr. William James Benjamin who at age 89, was selected as one of the 2013 recipients of the Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) for the county of Cornwall. Mr. Benjamin received his award from Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen at ceremony held at the Glistening Waters…
The Hon. Steadman Fuller, Deputy Governor-General and Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Kingston, receives His Excellency Yuri A. Gala Lopez, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, on a farewell courtesy call on August 20. Custos Fuller said Jamaica was grateful for the level of cooperation between both countries. Ambassador Lopez demits office after serving as…
His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen has appointed the Hon. Steadman Fuller, Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Kingston to serve as Deputy Governor-General for the period August 15- 28, 2013. The brief swearing-in ceremony for the Deputy Governor-General took place in the Drawing Room at King’s House on August 14. Governor-General Sir…
August 8, 2013 Their Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Honourable Lady Allen played host to a number of guests who were invited to a post Independence Reception held at King’s House August 8, 2013. Here are some highlights. …
Over twenty patients of the Bustamante Hospital for Children along with their parents/guardians were invited by Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen to tour the newly renovated Hope Zoo in Kingston on August 7. The patients, so me of whom are admitted to the children’s hospital, and others who visit the out-patient clinic of…
51ST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST HONOURABLE SIR PATRICK ALLEN ON, GCMG, CD GOVERNOR-GENERAL My Fellow Jamaicans, at home and in the Diaspora, We bring the curtains down on our 50th Anniversary celebrations and begin our 51st year at a time when our country is beckoning to us for our…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has honoured yet another commitment to the three free I Believe Initiative Wifi-Centres, thanks to the Chinese Embassy’s donation of ten Acer computers to the values-based programme. Ambassador Zheng Qingdian made the presentation during a brief ceremony at King’s House August 2, 2013. The computers were later handed over to representatives…
Each year, the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, provides an opportunity for Jamaicans and overseas visitors to view local produce on display. Their Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Honourable Lady Allen headed the list of dignitaries who visited Denbigh on August 5, 2013. Clad in casual…
EMANCIPATION DAY MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST HONOURABLE SIR PATRICK ALLEN, ON, GCMG, CD AUGUST 1, 2013 My fellow Jamaicans, I greet you warmly as we unite in celebrating that momentous first of August in 1838 when “Full Freedom” finally ended the oppressive slave regime in Jamaica and elsewhere in the British Empire. Amidst…
Great ambiance, vibrant hosts, one vision and a ‘long bench’ were enough to set the tone for the first ever live outside broadcast transmitted from the Office of the Governor-General at King’s House on Sunday, July 28. Radio Jamaica’s afternoon programme ‘Palav’, hosted by Mr. Gerry McDaniel, invaded the grounds of King’s House to celebrate…
Five Jamaicans from the county of Middlesex were the recipients of The Governor-General’s Achievement Awards at a presentation ceremony held on July 25, 2013 at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester: Mr. Clifford Freemantle of St Ann, Mr. Adrian Isaac Genus of St. Catherine, Mrs. Lorine Mae Metcalf-Cousins of Clarendon, Mrs. Winnifred Gopaulsingh-Mair of St.…
