The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has allocated $300,000 each to the 40 Councillors within the municipality to aid in the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that the funds will cover some of the costs associated with staging vaccination blitzes, including transportation, mobilisation, and refreshment. He noted that blitz events...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the vaccine ‘ambassador’ initiative has, so far, yielded promising results. Under the initiative, all Members of Parliament will recruit vaccine ‘ambassadors’ to operate in all 63 constituencies to encourage constituents to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Speaking with JIS News in a recent interview, Minister McKenzie said the programme...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is to give the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann a much-needed facelift. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a visit to the station on Friday (September 17) to offer condolences to the colleagues of two young firefighters who lost their lives in a motor vehicle crash in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the New Market to Carmel roadway in St. Elizabeth remains impassable. The roadway has been affected by flood water since the passage of Tropical Storm Ida at the end of last month. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the road became impassable immediately...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has pledged to assist in providing support for the families of two firefighters who lost their lives in a motor vehicle accident along the Laughlands main road in St Ann on September 13. Alex Williams and Stephan Walters were heading home from work after dropping off another Jamaica Fire Brigade...

Some 29 street lights have been repaired across St. Elizabeth by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for the July to August period. JPS Parish Manager for St. Elizabeth, David Lewis, made the disclosure while addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on September 9. “These repairs were done in five parish council divisions, namely Black River, where...

Director of Operations, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane, says there has been positive response to the ‘Drum a Di Gate’ initiative. “So far it is good. Persons have been cooperating. They have been using the drums for the intended purpose,” she told JIS News in a recent interview. Launched in November 2020, ‘Drum a Di Gate’ aims...