Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Friday (July 9) toured a newly constructed male ward at the St. James Infirmary, located along Albion Road in Montego Bay. The facility was recently completed at a cost of $45 million, after being in construction since 2016. Some 45 male residents are to occupy the new ward, where...

Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the construction of a state-of-the art homeless shelter in Falmouth, Trelawny, on July 8. The facility, which will be built at a cost of $25 million, will have the capacity to house 20 persons. The shelter, the first of its kind outside the Corporate Area, will provide temporary...

Shelter managers in the town of Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, took part in a refresher course at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, on Tuesday, July 6. This was the second in a series of sensitisation activities planned for the parish for the month of July, as the country prepares for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season that runs from June 1 to November 30. Parish...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government and its agencies are prepared for any impact from the now downgraded Tropical Storm Elsa. “I want to assure the country that the Government is as ready as we can be to face the challenges,” he said, during a tour of designated shelters in the parish of...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says by the end of the year, firefighters will be operating in four new facilities. The new stations will be in Montego Bay, St. James; Port Maria, St. Mary; Yallahs, St. Thomas, and Old Harbour, St. Catherine. During a visit to the Port Maria station on July 1, the Minister...

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 in flood-prone areas to pay attention to bulletins issued by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), and...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is imploring citizens to adhere to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols that come into effect on Thursday (July 1), noting that non-compliance will see the Government reverting to stricter measures. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, recently announced adjustments to the measures, which include the relaxation of the curfew...