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Corruption an enemy to good governance, says GG in inaugural throne speech
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
Governor General Dr. Patrick Allen tried to rally the country to prepare for a future beyond the global recession during his inaugural throne speech at Gordon House Tuesday morning.
Dr. Allen encouraged community activism as the best route to self sufficiency when lawmakers in the House of Representatives of the Senate gathered in Parliament for the opening of the 2009/2010 legislative year.
The Governor General said the new legislative year had dawned at a time of great challenge and legislators should demonstrate extraordinary leadership.
According to Dr. Allen, the Government will be guided by two imperatives, navigating Jamaicans out of the economic crisis and building solid foundations for recovery and growth.
He said much of the answered lied with the Jamaican people and noted that the prospects did not exclusively go beyond the country's shores.
"Our people are our most precious asset but too much of those assets are allowed to go to waste. We must raise our children better (and) we must socialize and educate them better.
"The family is the cradle of the nation, fix the cradle and we will fix the nation," declared Dr. Allen.
The Governor General also said the Government would vigorously pursue efforts to stamp out corruption, which he described as an enemy of good governance.
He added that the administration had no plans to stop the free health care regime in public health facilities and will also be expanding the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Programme
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
Governor General Dr. Patrick Allen tried to rally the country to prepare for a future beyond the global recession during his inaugural throne speech at Gordon House Tuesday morning.
Dr. Allen encouraged community activism as the best route to self sufficiency when lawmakers in the House of Representatives of the Senate gathered in Parliament for the opening of the 2009/2010 legislative year.
The Governor General said the new legislative year had dawned at a time of great challenge and legislators should demonstrate extraordinary leadership.
According to Dr. Allen, the Government will be guided by two imperatives, navigating Jamaicans out of the economic crisis and building solid foundations for recovery and growth.
He said much of the answered lied with the Jamaican people and noted that the prospects did not exclusively go beyond the country's shores.
"Our people are our most precious asset but too much of those assets are allowed to go to waste. We must raise our children better (and) we must socialize and educate them better.
"The family is the cradle of the nation, fix the cradle and we will fix the nation," declared Dr. Allen.
The Governor General also said the Government would vigorously pursue efforts to stamp out corruption, which he described as an enemy of good governance.
He added that the administration had no plans to stop the free health care regime in public health facilities and will also be expanding the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Programme