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The Government has earmarked $2.2 million to continue work on the March Pen Road community centre in Spanish Town for use by residents under the Community Crime Prevention Programme. As set out in the 2012-2013 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project will see the completion of renovation and refurbishing works on the computer laboratory at...

The town of Black River in St. Elizabeth is to be given a major facelift on Labour Day, May 23. Selected as the parish project for the day, members of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council and the general citizenry are expected to turn out in their numbers to bush the roadways leading into the town, clear debris, and carry out...

Residents of Trench Town and Tivoli Gardens in Kingston are to benefit from the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices in resolving conflicts, which is expected to foster peace among citizens in the areas. This will be achieved through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed on April 26 between the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) and representatives of...

The competencies of 40 community health aides (CHAs) have been significantly enhanced with their successful completion of the Ministry of Health’s training/certification programme. Implemented at a cost of over $8 million, the project sought to improve the CHA’s contribution to the nation’s primary health care system. Sixteen assessors/trainers also completed the programme. The participants were presented with their certificates on...

The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) has expanded its operations to Mandeville as it moves to reduce and eliminate incidences of child abuse across the island. Persons can now make reports of known or suspected child abuse to OCR’s registration officers occupying space at the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) office located at Caledonia Mall in the Manchester capital. The...

The Municipality of Portmore has a new Mayor. He is Mr. George Lee, who was sworn in on April 2,  at a ceremony, held at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine. This is Mr. Lee’s second stint as Mayor, after he polled 15,011 votes in the recent Local Government elections, defeating former Mayor, Keith Hinds  who got 8,287 votes...

Newly installed Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angella Brown Burke, has indicated that the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be moving to develop a plan of action to address the reported rodent infestation affecting sections of the Corporate Area. Delivering her inaugural address at the installation ceremony at the KSAC, Church Street, downtown Kingston, on April 2, Senator Brown...

Councillor for the Norman Gardens Division of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Senator Angella Brown Burke, was sworn in on April 2, as the 51st Mayor of the nation’s capital. Senator Brown Burke was elected, by acclamation, to the top political post in the KSAC, by virtue of being the sole nominee for the position, and duly took...

Sports is being used as a catalyst to unite former volatile communities in the Red Hills Road area. The communities of 100 Lane, Park Lane, Donmair/Common, 85 Red Hills Road and 60 Whitehall Avenue/Beverleydale, are now enjoying relative peace and camaraderie with the launch of the Red Hills Road Comm-Unity Sports Initiative. Funded by a $1 million grant from the...

Owning a home is a significant achievement in the life of any person and for 12 residents of the Trench Town Housing Scheme in South St. Andrew, who recently achieved that milestone, it was a dream come true. The residents joined the ranks of proud homeowners, when they were presented with titles to properties, which they occupy, having completed payments...

The Hughenden Community Centre, located at 9A Jerome Avenue, was packed to capacity on March 3, as residents from communities along Red Hills Road in Kingston, turned out to cheer on their teams participating in the inaugural sports day. The event, organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC), through funding from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), is part of...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODEPM) on February 23 handed over several emergency preparedness tools to residents of the Ginger Hill and New River communities in St. Elizabeth. The items included water boots, raincoats, first aid kits, weed whackers, power saws, and manuals. They were provided under the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-funded ‘Building Disaster Resilient Communities...