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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants at the Local Government Month 2021 National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants at the Local Government Month 2021 National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21).

Jamaicans Need To See Urgency In Getting Vaccinated – McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says all well-thinking Jamaicans need to see the urgency in getting  vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Local Government and Community Month National Church Service at Abundant Life...
Parish Disaster Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair.
Parish Disaster Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair.

Communities Encouraged To Be Proactive In Disaster Management
Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin.
Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin.

St. James Custos And Residents Welcome SOE
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing congregants during the Local Government and Community Month 2021 National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing congregants during the Local Government and Community Month 2021 National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21).

Gov’t Considering Proposals To Reopen State Infirmaries
Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Dwight Crawford, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Dwight Crawford, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

St. James Municipal Corporation Invites Partnership For Rehabilitation Of Pye River Cemetery

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16).
Local Government

Government Addressing Flooding In Sections Of St. James

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking steps to address the issue of flooding in sections of St. James. Making a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16), the Prime Minister informed that funds have been earmarked to improve the drainage, particularly in the north gully. “The Government is already down that...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16).
Local Government

Each Constituency To Get $16 Million For Road Patching, Debushing And Drain Cleaning

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that each constituency will be allocated $16 million for road patching, debushing, and drain-cleaning works. Mr. Holness made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (November 16). Giving a breakdown of how the money will be spent, Prime Minister Holness said $7 million has been allocated...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing the recent sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill.
Local Government

Jubilee And Stony Hill Markets To Reopen By February

The Jubilee and Stony Hill markets, which are undergoing rehabilitation, are slated for reopening by the end of February 2022, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. He was addressing the recent council meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. Mayor Williams said that approximately $50 million is...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill, during a recent meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Local Government

Mayor Calls On Vendors To Ply Wares In Orderly Manner

As the Christmas season approaches, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, is encouraging vendors across the Municipality to ply their wares in an orderly manner and maintain public order in the city. “We do appeal to our vendors to uphold order and carry out their business in an orderly, law-abiding way,” Senator Williams said at the recent meeting of...
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Deputy Superintendent of Roads and Works at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Saad Campbell.
Local Government

Road Repairs Under Way In Montego Bay After Heavy Rains

The St. James Municipal Corporation says it is continuing the clean-up of parochial roadways and drainage that were affected by heavy rainfall in the parish on Monday (November 8). Addressing the monthly meeting of the Municipal Corporation on Thursday, (November 11), Deputy Superintendent of Roads and Works, Saad Campbell,  informed that work crews have been engaged in clearing blocked roadways...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Monday (November 8), at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation. Photo: Kavanaugh Campbell
Health & WellnessLocal Government

20,000 Masks To Be Distributed In St. James

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, has revealed that the St. James Municipal Corporation received a donation of some 20,000 masks from Montego Bay’s sister city, Zhuhai, China, for distribution to the public through various agencies. “The Municipal Corporation continues to partner with the Ministry of Health and Wellness in the fight against COVID-19… .  The masks will be...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8). Photo: Kavanaugh Campbell
Local Government

New Location For Montego Bay’s Christmas Tree

The St. James Municipal Corporation's 2021 staging of the annual Christmas Tree Lighting is scheduled for the new Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Monday, December 13. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams made the disclosure at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on Monday (November 8). He explained that...
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