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Newly installed Councillors of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), headed by Chairman and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels of the Caudwell Division (seated, centre)  following their swearing-in ceremony on Thursday (March 7).  Mayor Samuels is flanked by Vice Chairman of the Corporation and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant of the Sandy Bay Division (left), and Councillor for the Riverside Division, Daren Barnes.  Other Councillors are (from left) Marvell Sewell of the Green Island Division; Wynter McIntosh of the Chester Castle Division; Lennox Fray of the Hopewell Division and Brian Chambers of the Lucea Division.
Newly installed Councillors of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), headed by Chairman and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels of the Caudwell Division (seated, centre)  following their swearing-in ceremony on Thursday (March 7).  Mayor Samuels is flanked by Vice Chairman of the Corporation and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant of the Sandy Bay Division (left), and Councillor for the Riverside Division, Daren Barnes.  Other Councillors are (from left) Marvell Sewell of the Green Island Division; Wynter McIntosh of the Chester Castle Division; Lennox Fray of the Hopewell Division and Brian Chambers of the Lucea Division.

Chairman of Hanover Municipal Corporation Calls for Collaboration

Newly installed Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, has called for collaboration and support from the political directorate, the business community and civil society in building the town and parish at large. In...
New Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon, was installed into office during a ceremony held on Thursday (March 7), at the Corporation in Black River.
New Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon, was installed into office during a ceremony held on Thursday (March 7), at the Corporation in Black River.

PHOTO: Newly Installed Mayor of Black River
Newly installed Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (centre), is joined by his fellow Councillors during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday (March 7) at the Corporation in Black River.
Newly installed Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (centre), is joined by his fellow Councillors during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday (March 7) at the Corporation in Black River.

Black River Mayor Pledges to Uphold Integrity, Transparency
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, centre), shares a photo opportunity with re-elected Mayor of Falmouth, Collen Gager (seated), and other councillors of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, who were sworn into office on Thursday (March 7), at the Municipal Corporation building in Falmouth.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, centre), shares a photo opportunity with re-elected Mayor of Falmouth, Collen Gager (seated), and other councillors of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, who were sworn into office on Thursday (March 7), at the Municipal Corporation building in Falmouth.

Trelawny Councillors Urged to Unite in Service to Parish
Councillor Joel Williams of the Denbigh Division was sworn in as Mayor of May Pen, during a ceremony held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in the parish capital on Thursday (March 7).  
Councillor Joel Williams of the Denbigh Division was sworn in as Mayor of May Pen, during a ceremony held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in the parish capital on Thursday (March 7).  

PHOTOS: Swearing in of Councillors at Clarendon Municipal Corporation

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Chief of Party for the US Department of Agriculture Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSpice) Project, Dr. Ronald Blake.
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Investors Seeking Opportunities in Spice Sector Urged to Explore Production of Ginger, Turmeric and Pimento

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Councillor for the Cedar Valley division, Louis Chin, was today (March 7) sworn in as the new Mayor of Morant Bay during a ceremony at the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s conference room in the parish capital.  
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Businessman Louis Chin is New Mayor of Morant Bay

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, who are currently reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, during Wednesday’s (March 6) sitting. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry Martin.
CommunityDevelopmentEnergyLocal GovernmentParliament

Gov’t Continuing Engagement with JPS to Repair Defective Streetlights

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Minister of Justice, Hon Delroy Chuck (left), is presented with a stenography machine by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Kishan Khoday. Occasion was the recent handover of stenography devices and laptops valued at more than $30 million by the Government of Canada through the Social Justice Project (SO-JUST) to the Court Administration Division and the Justice Training Institute, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew.
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UNDP Commits Continued Support to Improve Justice Services

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Gov’t Receives Stenographer Machines for Court Reporters

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Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, says malicious calls to the JFB result in a waste of resources.
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JFB Implores Persons Not to Make False Bomb Threats

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