OUTRAGE: GOVERNOR GENERAL of Jamaica Says No To SHAGGY's CONCERT:... King's House responds to Shaggy

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

King's House has officially responded to claims made by reggae artiste and philanthropist Shaggy regarding the the use of the property for parking for his biennial Shaggy & Friends concert, staged to raise funds for the Bustamante Hospital for Children.

Shaggy

King's House, which is the official residence of the governor general is adjacent to Jamaica House where the concert has traditionally been held.

Patrick Allen,
Governor General of Jamaica

During a press conference at the hospital on Monday, Shaggy shared that one of the reasons there will be no concert in 2020 was that his team had not been able to find a suitable location. He noted that over the years the event has grown resulting in traffic congestion. One of the ways to ease the pile-up was the use of the east lawn at King's House. He revealed that while the governor general had granted the use of the lawns for the event in 2018, he received a letter stating that this space will no longer be made available for the event.

In a statement yesterday, King's House noted that it has accommodated requests from the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation for use of the west lawn for parking over the years. more