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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (left), outlines plans for Emancipation and Independence celebrations in August, during the launch of the celebratory activities at the Corporation in Montego Bay on Monday, July 17. Looking on is the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Parish Manager for St. James, Collel Blake.
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (left), outlines plans for Emancipation and Independence celebrations in August, during the launch of the celebratory activities at the Corporation in Montego Bay on Monday, July 17. Looking on is the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Parish Manager for St. James, Collel Blake.

$5 Million Emancipendence Beautification Project for St. James

The St. James Municipal Corporation is allocating approximately $5 million to undertake a beautification project in Montego Bay as part of the city’s celebratory events for Emancipation and Independence in August. During the launch of the activities at the Corporation...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), along with (from third left) Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell; Councillor for the John
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), along with (from third left) Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell; Councillor for the John's Hall Division, Faith Sampson; and Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, break ground for a one-bedroom indigent housing solution in Coley Mountain, Manchester on July 7. Looking on is beneficiary of the housing solution, Leroy Dwyer.

Ground Broken for Indigent Housing Solution In Manchester
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) and Councillor for the John
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) and Councillor for the John's Hall Division, Faith Sampson (left), wash their hands at the water shop located at Somerset in Manchester on July 7. Looking on is Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips.

Water Shop Opened in Somerset, Manchester
Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) General Manager, Gairy Taylor (centre), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Community Relations Manager, Kimberly Blair (right), observe as an RPJ employee deposits plastic bottles into a bag during a cleanup of the New Causeway Fishing Village in St. Catherine on July 5. The NSWMA partnered with RPJ to clear the fishing village of plastic bottles and debris in observance of Plastic Free July.
Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) General Manager, Gairy Taylor (centre), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Community Relations Manager, Kimberly Blair (right), observe as an RPJ employee deposits plastic bottles into a bag during a cleanup of the New Causeway Fishing Village in St. Catherine on July 5. The NSWMA partnered with RPJ to clear the fishing village of plastic bottles and debris in observance of Plastic Free July.

PHOTOS: New Causeway Fishing Village Cleanup
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (second right), makes a presentation to Shelter Manager, Mocho Community Centre, Richard Bennett (second left), during a Shelter Management Conference held at the Municipal Corporation on June 6. Also sharing the moment are (from left) Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Everes Coke and Councillor for Montego Bay South Eastern division and Chairman of the Corporation’s Disaster Management Committee, Arthur Lynch.
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (second right), makes a presentation to Shelter Manager, Mocho Community Centre, Richard Bennett (second left), during a Shelter Management Conference held at the Municipal Corporation on June 6. Also sharing the moment are (from left) Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Everes Coke and Councillor for Montego Bay South Eastern division and Chairman of the Corporation’s Disaster Management Committee, Arthur Lynch.

Shelter Managers Honoured By St. James Municipal Corporation

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (right) and Superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Black River Station, Kemar Brooks (left), are briefed by JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, during a tour of the newly renovated station in St. Elizabeth recently.
Local Government

Minister McKenzie Pleased with Black River Fire Station Renovation

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he is pleased with the renovation of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. The facility, which houses approximately 109 firefighters, was rehabilitated at a cost of more than $70 million. The scope of works included the addition of female and male dormitories, offices for the ground command,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets Stakeholder Advisor, United Nations-Habitat, Shamoy Hajare, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston on Thursday (June 29).
Local Government

Minister Mckenzie Endorses $40M Canterbury Community Development Project

The $40 million ‘Canterbury Community Development Project’ in St. James has been endorsed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The initiative involves the construction of a multipurpose community centre that will be used for social events and the training of unskilled residents. It is a collaboration involving the St. James Municipal Corporation, United Nations (UN)-Habitat,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
HousingLocal GovernmentYouth

New House for Young Burn Victim

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has informed that recent burn victim Ackalia Dunkley will receive a new house through the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. Young Ackalia suffered third-degree burns after a gas stove explosion at her home in Burnt Savannah, St. Elizabeth, on June 16. The grade-seven Black River High School student has since been...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new indigent housing unit to beneficiary Shawya Farquharson (second right) in Brompton, St. Elizabeth on June 22. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster; Councillor of the Brompton Division, Whitney Smith-Currie and Corporate Secretary for the Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis.
HousingLocal Government

Resident of Brompton Gets New House Under Indigent Programme

A grateful Shawya Farquharson of Brompton, St. Elizabeth, has received a new house under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. The programme, which is delivered under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Municipal Social Assistance (MSA) programme, is designed to address the housing crisis among the poor and most vulnerable. The programme is carried out by the Poor Relief...
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Firefighters from across the Caribbean who participated in bush fire management training carried out by the United States Forest Service (USFS), through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme.
Local Government

Local Firefighters Get Training In Bush Fire Management

The capacity of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to combat bush fires has been strengthened. Thirteen local firefighters were among a group of 35 personnel from across 13 Caribbean countries who benefited from training in bush fire management, which was conducted by the United States Forest Service (USFS) through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme. Bush fires, also...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left), engages stakeholders from the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Jamaica Fire Brigade as they tour one of the proposed sites for the construction of a new fire station in the Balaclava area of St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, June 21.
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

New Fire Station for Balaclava In St. Elizabeth

Plans are advanced for the construction of a fire station in the Balaclava area of St. Elizabeth. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Wednesday (June 21), toured two possible sites to erect the facility in the community that borders the Manchester parish. “One of the locations is where the existing post office is, and it...
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Court House building in Falmouth that houses the offices of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the Parish Court, now partially closed after the roof covering the Parish Court collapsed recently.
Local Government

Mayor’s Forum In Falmouth on June 28

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, is preparing for the highly anticipated Mayor's Forum, to take place in Water Square, Falmouth, on Wednesday, June 28 starting at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Gager told JIS News that chief among the slate of topics on the agenda will be the state of the parish’s disaster preparedness,...
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