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Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis (centre), with Sherice Williams, Youth Parliamentarian, and Junior Mayor for Lucea, Timothy Kent, at a mentorship awards ceremony at the Grand Palladium Resort, Hanover, recently.
Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis (centre), with Sherice Williams, Youth Parliamentarian, and Junior Mayor for Lucea, Timothy Kent, at a mentorship awards ceremony at the Grand Palladium Resort, Hanover, recently.

SDC Hailed For Implementing Mentorship Programme In Western Hanover

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is being hailed by Western Hanover youth leaders for its implementation of a mentorship programme, which they say will impact the lives of at-risk and unattached youth. In a recent meeting at the Grand Palladium...
Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Michael Hue (left), and Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, in discussion at the recent Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Town Hall meeting, held at the old Goodyear Factory, Morant Bay, St. Thomas. It was held to sensitise community members of the activities that will take place during the construction of the Morant Bay Urban Centre. Construction of the Centre is to commence shortly.
Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Michael Hue (left), and Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, in discussion at the recent Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Town Hall meeting, held at the old Goodyear Factory, Morant Bay, St. Thomas. It was held to sensitise community members of the activities that will take place during the construction of the Morant Bay Urban Centre. Construction of the Centre is to commence shortly.

Work On Morant Bay Urban Centre To Begin Soon
The new kitchen being constructed at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea at a cost of approximately $12 million.
The new kitchen being constructed at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea at a cost of approximately $12 million.

Hanover Infirmary To Get New Matron’s Quarters
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, look at a mural that was unveiled at the official national launch of the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project in the Hanover capital on Friday, (April 8).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, look at a mural that was unveiled at the official national launch of the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project in the Hanover capital on Friday, (April 8).

Lucea Gets Facelift
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, interacts with vendor, Atrene Walker, during a tour of the Little London Market in Westmoreland on Thursday, April 7.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, interacts with vendor, Atrene Walker, during a tour of the Little London Market in Westmoreland on Thursday, April 7.

Little London Market To Be Restored

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second from left), visits the home of an indigent family in the Mint Road area of Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The family is to be assisted with housing under the Ministry’s indigent housing programme.
HousingLocal Government

Housing And Other Assistance For Indigent Westmoreland Family

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be providing housing and other assistance for a family living in the Mint Road area of Grange Hill in Westmoreland. The family of six currently resides in a small board structure, which they started to improve but have been unable to continue due to financial challenges. Several members are suffering from...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon (right), in discussion with Director of Operations at the agency Aretha McFarlane, at a recent forum held at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Local Government

67 Per Cent Of Garbage Can Be Used For Composting

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting that its composting pilot project in the parish of Hanover is showing positive signs, and will soon be moved to full implementation. According to Executive Director of the public cleansing agency, Audley Gordon, persons are showing a willingness to “try composting,” and the NSWMA will be teaching the proficiency, because “we...
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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses a press conference at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, (March 31).
Local Government

St. James Municipal Corporation Warns Event Organisers

The St. James Municipal Corporation says that no permits will be granted to organisers of entertainment events who fail to adhere to the necessary guidelines governing the staging of such activities. Speaking at a press conference at the Corporation’s office in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (March 31), Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, reminded event organisers...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), in discussion with Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, at his Hagley Park Road offices in St. Andrew, recently.
Local Government

NSWMA Hailed For Improved Efficiency In Operations

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is getting high commendations for improvements in corporate governance, which has enhanced efficiency in operations and bolstered the agency’s work in ensuring a clean environment. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said there has been notable advancement in the management of resources and personnel at the public cleansing agency....
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaks with vendors in Mandeville Market on Thursday (March 24) during a tour of several sections of Central Manchester. Second right (foreground) is Member of Parliament, Hon. Rhoda Crawford, and at right (foreground) is Mayor of Mandeville, His Worship Councilor Donovan Mitchell.
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

$11M For Road Repairs In Manchester Central

Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that some $11 million will be spent to repair a section of the May Day Main Road in the Knockpatrick Division of the Manchester Central constituency. The road has been severely damaged by water runoff from an adjoining hillside. Some temporary measures to ease the flooding had been put...
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Local Government

Mobay Institutions Carry Out Earthquake Simulations

Several organisations in and around St. James, including the St James Infirmary, on Monday (March 28) conducted earthquake simulation exercises to test their readiness for the natural hazard. Speaking with journalists after the exercise at the facility, Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, said the drills were well needed. “I know that we usually do [simulations] in the...
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