overnor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on young leaders to live by the “I Believe” mantra in putting service above self and making a positive difference in the lives of others. The Governor General, who was addressing the Model United Nation’s Investiture Service at the York Castle High School…
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on young leaders to live by the “I Believe” mantra in putting service above self and making a positive difference in the lives of others. The Governor General, who was addressing the Model United Nation’s Investiture Service at the York Castle High School…
On January 25, 2023, the winners of the ‘I Believe’ Initiative’s Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Essay Competition were honoured at a prestigious awards ceremony at King’s House. His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General, warmly welcomed the twelve high school students between the ages of 15 and 17 who had submitted essays…
His fascination with data and its immense potential application for advancing local medical research will take him to Harvard, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States of America, where he will pursue postdoctoral studies in biomedical informatics. That preoccupation with data was what led Dr Elombe Calvert to pursue…
Their Excellencies Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Honourable Lady Allen, hosted the 3rd I Believe Initiative (IBI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 1st May 2022 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. In his Remarks, The Governor-General highlighted the work of IBI Ambassadors who, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, were “leading projects within their various communities under…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, inducted 29 new ‘I Believe’ Initiative (IBI) Ambassadors to join him on the social mission of “using what’s right with Jamaica to fix what’s wrong with Jamaica.” The hybrid virtual-physical ceremony which took place at King’s House and on the Zoom platform, saw the likes…
By Tómori Tomlinson The Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence and the Office of United Nations Resident Coordinator met with State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Honourable Robert Nesta Morgan on November 23, 2021 to discuss the Call to Action which was derived from the annual Youth Consultative Conference. The Conference which was…
By Tómori Tomlinson The Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence (GGPE) participated in the opening plenary for the United Nations in Jamaica Partnership Forum on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. The GGPE was represented by Mr. Abrahim Simmonds, the National Coordinator on behalf of His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica. In the discussion, Mr. Simmonds highlighted,…
At sunset on Sunday, October 17 this year, King’s House will join landmarks, monuments, and buildings across the island to Light Jamaica Blue. Each night, the main building and other areas of the property will be bathed in blue lights and will remain this way until October 24 in recognition of frontline workers and their…
YCC Call to Action The ‘I Believe’ Initiative National Youth Consultative Conference (YCC) October 6 and 7, 2021 The United Nations (UN) in Jamaica partnered with The Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence (GGPE) for the 2021 National Youth Consultative Conference (YCC). A product of the ‘I Believe’ Initiative (IBI), the YCC creates a platform…