Despite news of an impending request to change a controversial racist image on an insignia worn by Sir Patrick Allen, a social-media lobbyist who stoked outrage over the depiction wants the governor general’s office disbanded altogether.
The Order of St Michael and St George medal worn by Allen shows a white angel standing on the neck of a black man representing the devil.
King’s House, the seat of the governor general, said in a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon that he understood why the image had triggered a firestorm of criticism.
“The governor general acknowledges and welcomes the concerns expressed by our citizens and the negative emotions that the image has caused and assures his fellow Jamaicans that the necessary requests will be made for a revision of the image to The Lord Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George,” the statement said.
The governor general is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the prime minister, but his role is primarily ceremonial.
