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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File Photo)
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File Photo)

Local Government Minister Says No Spectators Will Be Allowed For Upcoming Cricket Internationals And Schoolboy Football Matches

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie has announced that no spectators will be allowed at the upcoming cricket or schoolboy football matches in the sporting calendar. “Specifically, these are the white-ball one-day and T-20 international matches...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development , Hon. Desmond McKenzie, (foreground) gets a firsthand view of the progress of work on the new male ward being built at the Westmoreland Infirmary, during a tour of the project site recently. He is accompanied by Chief Executive Officer at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter (right); and Chief Engineering Officer at the Corporation, Ava Murdock.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development , Hon. Desmond McKenzie, (foreground) gets a firsthand view of the progress of work on the new male ward being built at the Westmoreland Infirmary, during a tour of the project site recently. He is accompanied by Chief Executive Officer at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter (right); and Chief Engineering Officer at the Corporation, Ava Murdock.

Male Ward at Westmoreland Infirmary to Be Completed Early 2022
Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.
Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.

KSAMC Urges Adherence To COVID-19 Protocols During Christmas
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14.

Extended Market Hours Up To January 13
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14.

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), speaks in the House of Representatives on December 14.
Local Government

Protocols Established For Face-To-Face Visits To Infirmaries

Protocols have now been established for face-to-face visits at Infirmaries and Golden Age Homes for a limited period from December 19 to January 2, 2022. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14. He informed that persons who wish to visit will have...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, recently.
Local Government

More Hours For Businesses

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the opening hours for businesses have been extended. The Minister was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, recently. “We have always maintained the 7:00 p.m. closing of businesses like community bars and other things. We are now going to move that from 7:00 p.m....
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Acting Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones.
Local Government

Western Jamaica Residents Encouraged To Practise Proper Waste Disposal

Acting Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones, is encouraging persons in Western Jamaica to practise proper solid waste disposal this holiday season. “I want to encourage persons within the region and across Jamaica to ensure that you bag your wastes. Whatever can be recycled in terms...
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Participants in the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s (HMC) Youth Mayor Competition Robing and Awards Presentation Ceremony which took place during the HMC’s recent monthly meeting. Front row (from left) Youth Councillor, Christopher Campbell, Rusea’s High School; Youth Councillor, Rachel Coach, Hopewell High School; Teacher/Coach, Hopewell High School, Ann-Marie Galloway; Youth Deputy Mayor, Allison Trench, Rusea’s High School; Youth Mayor, Timothy Kent, Rhodes Hall High School; Dean of Discipline/Coach, Rhodes Hall High School, Greogory Hewitt; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, HMC, Romeo Daley. Joining them in the back row (from left) are Councillor Marvell Sewell, Green Island Division; Councillor Fearon DeCarish, Chester Castle Division; Councillor Devon Brown, Hopewell Division; Chair Civic and Community Affairs Committee and Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant; Teacher/Coach, Rusea’s High School, Cyleo Clarke; and HMC Chairman and Lucea Mayor, Councillor Sheridan Samuels.
Local Government

Lucea Youth Mayor Cites Citizens’ Resilience As Key To Jamaica’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery

The 2021 Youth Mayor for Lucea, Hanover, Timothy Kent, has cited the resilience of Jamaicans as pivotal to building a stronger country in the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era. The 18-year-old, who is a grade 11 student at Rhodes Hall High School in Hanover, topped the five entrants participating in this year’s Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) Youth Mayor Competition, which was staged...
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Local Government

St. James Southern Being Targetted for Major Development

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says St. James Southern is prime for major rural infrastructure development. Speaking with journalists on Friday (December 10) during a tour of several communities in the area, Mr. McKenzie said the Government will be looking to undertake several engagements, based on the citizens’ needs. These, he informed, include the provision...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) converses with Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, during a tour of the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland on Thursday (December 9).
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Emergency Repairs to be Undertaken at Savanna-La-mar Market

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says $50 million will be set aside to undertake emergency repairs at the Savanna-la-Mar Market, in Westmoreland. Mr. McKenzie was addressing a press briefing after a tour of the facility, on Thursday (December 9). “Once the necessary estimates have been provided, I have instructed the Chief Technical Officer in the...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (December 9).
CoronavirusLocal Government

COVID-19 Impacts Revenues Of Municipalities

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has informed that Municipalities have lost more than $2 billion in revenue from entertainment and advertising fees over the last 18 months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister was speaking at a special meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (December 9). “It is a...
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