THE PEOPLE'S National Party, (PNP), will hold a service today to honour party president P.J. Patterson on his 70th birthday.
A thanksgiving service will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew to mark the occasion. The public is invited.
Tommorrow evening, a reception will be held at Vale Royal in St. Andrew.
PNP chairman Robert Pickersgill says Mr. Patterson is also being recognised for his contribution to the party and Jamaica.
According to Mr. Pickersgill the prime minister has played an instrumental role in Jamaican politics, spanning more than four decades.
Mr. Patterson's 70th birthday follows last month's celebration of his 13th year as prime minister.