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Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford.

Charge Electronic Devices on Hard Surfaces – JFB

Jamaicans are being encouraged to put electronic devices on a hard surface when charging, away from combustible materials, to prevent unintended fires. The advice was given by Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, in a recent interview...

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), listens as Secretary-General, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), Gino Van Begin, addresses a special sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Monday (March 20), where details of the planned joint implementation of an urban infrastructure insurance scheme pilot project for the capital city were outlined. The meeting was held at the KSAMC’s Chambers on Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Kingston to Benefit from Climate Change Resilience Pilot Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during his presentation in the 2023/24 budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 16.

2000 Community Roads to be Improved Under $40 Billion Spark Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on (March 19).

Six Road Corridors to be Improved Under $13 Billion CAPEX Project

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, emphasises a point during the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation in downtown Kingston, on March 14.

Restoration of Jubilee Market Well Advanced

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, in downtown Kingston, today (March 14).

3 years ago Local Government

Project to Transform Downtown Kingston Expanded

The Kulture Key project is being expanded to continue the transformation of downtown Kingston into a cultural district. The project highlights the country’s iconic musical heritage, among other things. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in downtown Kingston, today (March 14), Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the expansion work will...

The birthplace of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in Blenheim, Hanover.

3 years ago Local Government

Hanover Municipal Corporation Wants Bustamante Museum Established in the Parish

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) is advocating an increase in the number of monuments in the parish honouring the life and work of National Hero and native son, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. To this end, Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, moved a motion during the Corporation’s monthly meeting on March 9, calling for the establishment of...

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Councillor Bertel Moore, addresses the commissioning ceremony for the new boiler system and room at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in the parish, on Friday (March 10).

3 years ago Local Government

Westmoreland Municipal Corporation to Take Social Cases from Hospital

The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation has committed to accepting social cases from the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, at the parish’s infirmary. Social cases refer to patients who have been released but remain in hospital because they have nowhere else to go as their families have abandoned them. There are currently 21 social cases at the hospital. Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman...

Councillors attending the monthly sitting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on March 9.

3 years ago Local Government

Municipal Corporation Still Pursuing Plans to Name Ministry Building After Late Hon. Shahine Robinson

The St. Ann Municipal Corporation is still pursuing plans to have the new Ministry of Labour and Social Security building in St. Ann’s Bay named in honour of the late Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson. The building, which was constructed at a cost of approximately $527 million, was officially opened in September 2020. Members of the Council have indicated that...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), commissions a newly-built water shop in Commodore, Portland Eastern, on Friday (March 10). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Portland Eastern Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz; Permanent Secretary in the Local Government Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.

3 years ago Local Government

Local Government Ministry Commits $50M to National Drought Response

The national response to the meteorological drought now impacting Jamaica has been boosted with a $50 million commitment from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the provision will complement the $100 million announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, earlier this month, to ramp up drought mitigation measures. “The $100...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), examines automated bedding installed at the Portland Infirmary’s newly built male ward during a tour on Friday (March 10), following the official opening ceremony. Among those looking on (from left) are Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, where the infirmary is located, Ann-Marie Vaz; and Matron of the infirmary, Carmeltia Holson.

3 years ago Local Government

New Male Ward Opened at Portland Infirmary

Male residents of Portland Infirmary are now occupying a new ward, which was built at a cost of $45 million. The facility, which was officially opened on Friday (March 10) by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, follows the construction of a new female ward at a cost of $15 million, in 2018. Speaking during the...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses journalists during a press briefing, on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston.

3 years ago Local Government

Fines Under the Country Fires Act to be Revised

Fines under the Country Fires Act are to be revised as part of measures to stem increasing incidents of bush fires islandwide, resulting from human activity. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a press briefing on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston. Mr. McKenzie expressed concern about the increase...