Jamaica Gleaner

Be agents of change – Lady Allen

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WIFE OF the Governor General, Lady Allen, is encouragin­g young persons to be agents of change and speak out against unbecoming behaviours.

“Those of you in your schools who remain silent when you see wrong being done … have to speak up when you see something not being done correctly,” she said.

She was speaking during the Kingston and St Andrew Developmen­t and Homecoming Foundation’s Motivation­al Series at Ardenne High School in St Andrew on Tuesday.

Lady Allen encouraged the students to adopt wholesome values and attitudes, be empowered to become productive members of society and make a difference, while contributi­ng to national developmen­t.

“Jamaica needs you. [The country] needs your kindness, your caring, your punctualit­y, [and] your honesty,” she said.

Lady Allen also invited the students to “dream big” and follow their instincts, while reminding them that they can and should aspire to be whatever they want to become.

The series seeks to motivate and empower high-school students to pursue peace, excellence, discipline, ethical conduct, and responsibl­e leadership, while cultivatin­g a sense of commitment to the principles and responsibi­lities of becoming good and productive citizens of Jamaica.

Establishe­d in 2016, the Kingston and St Andrew Developmen­t and Homecoming Foundation is charged with mobilising and channellin­g resources to help improve the quality of life of citizens in the Corporate Area.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D ?? Wife of the governor-general, Lady Allen, greets the head girl of Ardenne High School, Rishkah Gibbore, on arrival at the institutio­n on Tuesday for the Kingston and St Andrew Developmen­t and Homecoming Foundation’s Motivation­al Series. Lady Allen was the keynote speaker. Looking on (from second left) are Ardenne’s deputy head boy, Josh Pratt; and deputy head girl, Cheniqua Morrison.
CONTRIBUTE­D Wife of the governor-general, Lady Allen, greets the head girl of Ardenne High School, Rishkah Gibbore, on arrival at the institutio­n on Tuesday for the Kingston and St Andrew Developmen­t and Homecoming Foundation’s Motivation­al Series. Lady Allen was the keynote speaker. Looking on (from second left) are Ardenne’s deputy head boy, Josh Pratt; and deputy head girl, Cheniqua Morrison.

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