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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) holds onto the Desmond McKenzie Close sign, following an unveiling ceremony held in Somerset, Manchester on Friday (February 10). At (left) is Councillor for the John
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) holds onto the Desmond McKenzie Close sign, following an unveiling ceremony held in Somerset, Manchester on Friday (February 10). At (left) is Councillor for the John's Hall Division, Manchester North West, Faith Sampson.

Road in Manchester Renamed Desmond Mckenzie Close

The Guava Walk Road in the rural community of Somerset, Manchester, has been renamed in honour of Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The road, which was repaired at a cost of $5 million some two...
Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, addresses a panel discussion during the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Regional Conference (Regional Association IV) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 7.
Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, addresses a panel discussion during the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Regional Conference (Regional Association IV) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 7.

Gov’t Streamlining Activities for Flood Water Control
Murals of musical icons have been painted on walls along Mark Lane, downtown Kingston, and paving stones laid by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).
Murals of musical icons have been painted on walls along Mark Lane, downtown Kingston, and paving stones laid by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).

Downtown Kingston Cultural District Project to be Expanded
Regional Operations Manager of the North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited, Tracy Fakhourie.
Regional Operations Manager of the North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited, Tracy Fakhourie.

NEPM Reports Zero Backlog in Garbage Collection
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking during the funeral service for firefighter, Lorenzo Garnet Douse, which was held at Moneague College in St. Ann on Saturday (January 28).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking during the funeral service for firefighter, Lorenzo Garnet Douse, which was held at Moneague College in St. Ann on Saturday (January 28).

Ocho Rios Fire Station Being Renamed in Honour of Late Firefighter

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) assists 64-year-old Shirley Nugent to open the door to her new home. Ms. Nugent is the recipient of a brand-new studio unit, built under the Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme. The official handover ceremony was held on January 20, in Hamilton Mountain, Oracabessa, St. Mary.
Local Government

Local Government Minister Hands Over Two Indigent Houses

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over two houses to persons in St. Mary, under the Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme. Sixty-four-year-old Shirley Nugent of Hamilton Mountain in Oracabessa received the keys to a studio unit valued at $4.5 million, and 83- year- old George Simms of Heywood Hall, Port Maria, received the keys to a...
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The current state of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. (FILE Photo)
Local Government

Black River Fire Station Rehabilitation Over 90 Per Cent Complete

Renovation of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth, being done at a cost of $60 million, is more than 90 per cent complete. This was disclosed by new Acting Superintendent of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) St. Elizabeth Division, Emrick Needham. Addressing the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Black River on January 12, Superintendent Needham indicated...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, on his arrival for Mr. Bartlett’s 25th Anniversary Scholarship Programme ceremony, held at the Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay, on January 14.
Local Government

Government Pursues Strategy To Transform Solid Waste Management

The Government is embarking on a strategy to transform municipal waste management, where disposal dumps, such as Riverton, St. Andrew and Retirement, St. James, will be permanently closed, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at an education fundraiser at the Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay, on January 14, Mr. Holness said what currently exists as it relates...
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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford.
Local Government

JFB Commissioner Urges Responsible Road Use

Still mourning the tragic death of one of its own due to reckless road use, the leadership of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is making an appeal to motorists to use the nation’s roads responsibly. On November 30, last year, 25-year-old Larenzo Douse, who was attached to the Ocho Rios fire station, was killed after a motorist overtook a line...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

$70 Million Upgrading of Annotto Bay Fire Station Underway

Upgrading work, valued at $70 million, is currently underway at the Annotto Bay Fire Station in St. Mary. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure, while addressing the hand over ceremony for the new $258 million Port Maria Fire Station in the parish on Friday (Jan. 13). He noted that the Government is making...
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Local Government

$258 Million Port Maria Fire Station Officially Opens

The new Port Maria Fire Station, built at a cost of $258 million, was officially opened and handed over on Friday (Jan.13), bringing improved fire and emergencies services to more than 100,000 Jamaicans. The brand-new facility, spread over a four-building compound, can accommodate up to 80 firefighters and boasts an administrative block, engine bays, male and female dormitories, a conference...
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The earthquake preparedness display board at the entrance of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation building.
Local Government

Earthquake Awareness Activities in Westmoreland

The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation is spearheading several disaster-preparedness activities for schools and businesses across the parish in observance of Earthquake Awareness Week and for the entire month of January. The week of observance from January 8 to 12 will see ODPEM heightening its public-education campaign under the theme ‘Drop, Cover, Hold… Earthquake Readiness Is Within Your Control’. Disaster Coordinator for...
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