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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), tours St. Mary High School on July 1, during his visit to several shelters in St. Mary. Accompanying the Minister are Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy (left), and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (right).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), tours St. Mary High School on July 1, during his visit to several shelters in St. Mary. Accompanying the Minister are Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy (left), and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (right).

Disaster Committees Activated

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Disaster Committees across the island have been activated to respond to emergency situations that might result from Hurricane Elsa, now in the eastern Caribbean. He is appealing to residents...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Home Davis, tour a section of the Steer Town community recently, during the launch of the Ministry’s electrification programme.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Home Davis, tour a section of the Steer Town community recently, during the launch of the Ministry’s electrification programme.

Failure To Comply With New COVID-19 Measures Will See Return To Restrictions – Minister McKenzie
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a media briefing at the St. James Municipal Corporation ​on Wednesday (June 23).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a media briefing at the St. James Municipal Corporation ​on Wednesday (June 23).

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation in Lucea, recently.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation in Lucea, recently.

Jamaicans Urged To Heighten Hurricane Preparedness
(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.
(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.

Minister McKenzie Warns Persons Who Flout Building Regulations

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Local GovernmentWeather

Designated Hurricane Shelters In St. Ann Ready

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended the St. Ann Municipal Corporation for ensuring that designated hurricane shelters in the parish are in a state of readiness. The Minister was addressing a press briefing during a tour of designated hurricane shelters in sections of St. Ann on Thursday (June 24). Also on the tour were...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, looks at a bed in the new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary, at the official opening of the facility on Friday (June 18). At right is Matron of the infirmary, Nurse Tracy Thompson-McLean.
Local Government

New Ward Now Open At Manchester Infirmary

The spanking new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary was officially opened on Friday (June 18) by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Work on the 41-bed ward, which cost just over $48 million, has been completed for more than a year, but the official opening was delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister McKenzie said...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Acting Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for Manchester, Keval Lewis (left), provides an update on the state of readiness of the Porus High School to provide shelter for residents during the hurricane season. The Minister toured several shelters in the parish on Friday (June 18).
Local GovernmentWeather

Emergency Shelters In Manchester Ready

The 66 emergency shelters in Manchester are ready to accommodate up to 1,500 residents under the coronavirus (COVID) protocols should the need arise during this hurricane season. Acting Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Keval Lewis, made the disclosure to JIS News, during a tour of some of the proposed emergency shelters on Friday (June 18) by a team led by Minister...
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Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division in Hanover
Local Government

Hopewell Cemetery To Be Expanded

The Hanover Municipal Corporation is to undertake expansion of the Hopewell cemetery. According to Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division, there are few vacant plots remaining, as a considerable section of the cemetery is rocky ground and, therefore, unsuitable for burial. He said that as an alternative, properties in nearby communities are also being looked at for the possible...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, speaks to residents of Vaughansfield Housing Scheme, in St. James, during a St. James Municipal Corporation/National Housing Trust community meeting, at the Maroon Town Community Centre, in the parish, on Thursday, June 17.
Local GovernmentRural Development

Infrastructure in Vaughansfield Housing Scheme to be Upgraded

The Vaughansfield Housing Scheme, in St. James, has been earmarked for an approximately $35 million infrastructure upgrade project by the Government. This forms part of a multi-billion dollar national programme to upgrade infrastructure of some 100 housing schemes across the island that were constructed in the first 10 years of the National Housing Trust (NHT). The scope of work for the...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), looks at something being pointed out by Deputy Superintendent for Roads and Works at the Portland Municipal Corporation, Raymond Grant (left), during a visit to the Portland Infirmary in Port Antonio on Friday (June 11). Others pictured from left are: Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz, and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.
Local Government

Minister McKenzie Pleased With Progress Of Work On Portland Infirmary

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that the expansion work on the Portland Infirmary is “moving smoothly”. The Minister, who visited the institution during a tour of the parish on Friday (June 11), said that over the past three years, approximately $85 million has been spent on the upgrading project, which includes building male and...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), makes a point to Principal of the Buff Bay High School, in Portland, Sandra Buchanan (left), while visiting the school on June 11. Looking on is Mayor of Port Antonio, Paul Thompson.
Local GovernmentWeather

Local Government Minister Pleased With Readiness Of Shelters

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie is reporting that emergency shelters across the island are in a state of readiness, for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Mr. McKenzie was speaking to reporters at the Buff Bay High School, in Portland on June 11. The Minister informed that having visited Hanover recently, and now facilities in Portland,...
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