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The earthquake preparedness display board at the entrance of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation building.
The earthquake preparedness display board at the entrance of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation building.

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...
Junior Youth Coordinator of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation Junior Council (KSAMC JC), Karyl Thorpe, addresses a recent sitting of the Junior Council. The KSAMC JC is hosting a clothing drive for the month of January to benefit the homeless population in Kingston and St. Andrew.
Junior Youth Coordinator of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation Junior Council (KSAMC JC), Karyl Thorpe, addresses a recent sitting of the Junior Council. The KSAMC JC is hosting a clothing drive for the month of January to benefit the homeless population in Kingston and St. Andrew.

Junior Council of KSAMC Appeals for Donations to Clothing Drive
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

$17M Allocated for First Phase Repairs at Savanna-La-Mar Market
Students of the New River Early Childhood Institution in St. Elizabeth take cover under their desks, during an earthquake and evacuation drill in January 2022.
Students of the New River Early Childhood Institution in St. Elizabeth take cover under their desks, during an earthquake and evacuation drill in January 2022.

January 8-14 Is Earthquake Awareness Week
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) presents a cooked meal to one of several persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area, who were catered to during the Mayor’s Annual New Year’s Feeding of the Homeless treat, on Sunday (January 1). The activity was held at the St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) presents a cooked meal to one of several persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area, who were catered to during the Mayor’s Annual New Year’s Feeding of the Homeless treat, on Sunday (January 1). The activity was held at the St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Mayor of Kingston’s New Year’s Day Feeding of the Homeless Treat

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
Local Government

Stiffer Penalties Coming for Improper Waste Disposal

The Government is putting legislative measures in place to clampdown on improper waste disposal across the country. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his 2023 New Year’s Day address to the nation, pointed out that the ultimate transformation of “our municipal waste system requires behaviour change on the part of the citizens. Litterers and polluters must pay”. He...
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Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation Employees Receive Disaster Management Training

Employees of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, as well as other stakeholders have benefited from training in disaster risk management and preparedness. Speaking with JIS News, Disaster and Emergency Management Coordinator at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Dion Hylton-Lewis said the agency undertakes several disaster and emergency response training sessions annually. “However, we carryout refresher training and awareness campaigns during the window...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), joins Mayor of Kingston, Senator the Hon. Delroy Williams (right); and Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (third right); at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Concert at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on December 20. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Andrew Swaby; Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Velonique Bowen; and Youth Mayor for Kingston, Khijani Williams.
Local Government

PHOTOS: KSAMC Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), joins Mayor of Kingston, Senator the Hon. Delroy Williams (right); and Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (third right); at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Concert at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on December 20. Sharing the moment (from left)...
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Customer Service Manager at MPM Waste Management Limited, Sashay Reid, fields questions at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.
Local Government

NSWMA Says Streets in St. Catherine Will be Kept Clean

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is assuring residents of St. Catherine that with the addition of new trucks to the fleet of the agency the streets will be kept clean, starting with the main roads. Customer Service Manager at the MPM Waste Management Limited, Sashay Reid, said MPM has embarked on a programme to have the parish “totally...
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