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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing residents of Portland at a town hall meeting held recently at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing residents of Portland at a town hall meeting held recently at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio.

Gov’t to Change Name of Infirmaries

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be changing the name of the island’s infirmaries, with the process to begin in eastern parishes. He made the disclosure at a recent town hall meeting...
Panellists field questions during a panel discussion on community tourism at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 27. From left to right are President and Founder of Green Team Global Inc, Hugh Hough; Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies Mona (UWI), Dr. Olivene Burke; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Professor Ian Boxil; Senior Programme Officer, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor Global Affairs, UWI, Dr. Christine Marrett; and Tourism Specialist, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Beverly Stewart.
Panellists field questions during a panel discussion on community tourism at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 27. From left to right are President and Founder of Green Team Global Inc, Hugh Hough; Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies Mona (UWI), Dr. Olivene Burke; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Professor Ian Boxil; Senior Programme Officer, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor Global Affairs, UWI, Dr. Christine Marrett; and Tourism Specialist, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Beverly Stewart.

JSIF Positioning Rural Communities to Benefit from Tourism
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (right), presents Member of Parliament for North East St. Catherine, Leslie Campbell, with a plaque marking the completion of the $30-million Bottom Bonnet Road Project in the parish. Occasion was the recent handover ceremony for the road project in North East St. Catherine.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (right), presents Member of Parliament for North East St. Catherine, Leslie Campbell, with a plaque marking the completion of the $30-million Bottom Bonnet Road Project in the parish. Occasion was the recent handover ceremony for the road project in North East St. Catherine.

JSIF Lauded for Implementation of Community Projects
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) exchanges pleasantries with Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn (right), before the start of the service in observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, held on Saturday (Nov. 25) at the Hagley Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. At centre is Director, Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Dr. Lorraine Vernal.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) exchanges pleasantries with Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn (right), before the start of the service in observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, held on Saturday (Nov. 25) at the Hagley Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. At centre is Director, Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Dr. Lorraine Vernal.

Minister Grange Urges Jamaicans to Stand up Against Gender-Based Violence
Director of Projects at the Universal Service Fund (USF) Everold Simms.
Director of Projects at the Universal Service Fund (USF) Everold Simms.

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), walks through mudded streets in the aftermath of heavy flooding that affected Montego Bay on November 22. The Prime Minister visited the Second City on Thursday (November 23) to assess the damage.
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Gov’t to Assist Mobay Flood Victims

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be assisting persons who have been affected by the massive flooding that ravaged sections of Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 22). Addressing the media following a tour of the affected areas on Thursday (November 23), Mr. Holness said that in addition to a $20-million emergency allocation from...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)
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Kingsvale Police Station in Hanover to be Renovated

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says more than $7 million will be spent to renovate the Kingsvale Police Station in Hanover. Speaking to JIS News during a tour of the facility on November 18, the Minister explained that the initiative forms part of activities being undertaken for Local Government Month in November. “The theme for...
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Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (head of table), leads a meeting involving board commissioners, songwriters and producers at the JCDC’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (November 17). The meeting was held ahead of the launch of the Festival Song Competition 2018 on November 30.
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Festival Song 2018 to Launch November 30

Plans are under way for the 2018 staging of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition, which is scheduled to be launched next Thursday (November 30), at 23 Dominica Drive in New Kingston. Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) board commissioners and senior officers met with songwriters and producers at the agency’s head office at 3-5 Phoenix Avenue on Thursday (November 16) to...
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Kingston and St. Andrew Junior Mayor, Annakay Hudson.
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Annakay Hudson – Junior Mayor and Budding Youth Leader

Recently appointed Junior Mayor for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), 18-year-old Annakay Hudson, is on a mission to not only contribute to the capital city’s development but also create opportunities for unattached youth. A resident of downtown Kingston and an upper-sixth-form student of Campion College, Annakay was selected by her peers from a group of 35 youth...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (standing, fifth left), shares a photo opportunity with Councillors of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, after presenting them with tablets during a special sitting of the local authority on November 9.
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Councillors, Poor Relief Officers in Westmoreland Get Tablet Computers

Councillors and Poor Relief Officers in Westmoreland have been provided with modern technology to enable them to more effectively carry out their work. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over 13 tablet computers to the Councillors, including Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Bertel Moore, during a special sitting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on November 9. He...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is being given a tour of the new dining room at the St. Elizabeth Infirmary in Santa Cruz by Matron Joycelyn Bryan, at the official opening of the facility on November 10.
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Provision to be Made in Next Budget for New Wing at St. Elizabeth Infirmary

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says provision will be made in the next budget for the construction of a new administrative wing at the St. Elizabeth Infirmary. He explained that money already allocated for the project went towards the setting up of a centre on the grounds of the St. James Infirmary to accommodate persons...
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