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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Senator Delroy Williams. addresses today’s (February 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Senator Delroy Williams. addresses today’s (February 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC Passes Resolutions To Honour “Toots” And “Butch” Stewart

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (February 9) passed two Resolutions to posthumously honour late reggae pioneer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert and business mogul Gordon “Butch” Stewart with the Keys to the City of Kingston. The presentation...
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Public Relations and Communications Manager, Digicel Jamaica, Elon Parkinson, use one of the hand-washing stations provided by Digicel Jamaica to safeguard the health of homeless and indigent persons. The stations, which will be installed at infirmaries, municipal buildings and town centres, were handed over at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, St. Andrew on Thursday (February 4).
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Public Relations and Communications Manager, Digicel Jamaica, Elon Parkinson, use one of the hand-washing stations provided by Digicel Jamaica to safeguard the health of homeless and indigent persons. The stations, which will be installed at infirmaries, municipal buildings and town centres, were handed over at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, St. Andrew on Thursday (February 4).

Digicel Donates 100 Handwashing Stations To Assist Homeless, Indigent Persons
Director of Information and Training, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White (right), holds one of the earthquake safety posters as Sharmalee Cardoza of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disabilities (centre), reads the information in braille. Looking on is Administrative Assistant at the Combined Disabilities Association, Jennifer Kinglocke. The ODPEM, in collaboration with the Jamaica Society for the Blind, edited their existing earthquake safety information and emergency numbers and created braille prints of the information for the visually impaired and blind.
Director of Information and Training, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White (right), holds one of the earthquake safety posters as Sharmalee Cardoza of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disabilities (centre), reads the information in braille. Looking on is Administrative Assistant at the Combined Disabilities Association, Jennifer Kinglocke. The ODPEM, in collaboration with the Jamaica Society for the Blind, edited their existing earthquake safety information and emergency numbers and created braille prints of the information for the visually impaired and blind.

ODPEM Distributes Earthquake Safety And Emergency Numbers In Braille
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

House-Wiring Programme By JSIF In Progress
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announces additional support for the homeless in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 26).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announces additional support for the homeless in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 26).

PM Announces 150 More Beds For The Homeless, Increased Police Patrols

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Local Govt Minister pays tribute to Luton Shelton

Member of Parliament for Western Kingston Hon. Desmond McKenzie has expressed great sadness at the death of former national football player Luton Shelton, after a long illness. “It was publicly known that he was fighting against the ravages of Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was my constituent, and one of the bravest persons I have ever known. He was admired and...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis (left), and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), display a cheque for $2.3 million to procure equipment for 11 microenterprises in Anchovy, in St. James, at a handover ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, on Thursday, January 21.
Local Government

JSIF Donates Equipment To Microenterprises In Anchovy, St. James

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has donated equipment, valued at $2.3 million, to boost the production and sustainability of 11 microenterprises in the community of Anchovy, St. James. This has been made under the Enterprise Development Project that is being implemented by JSIF, under the second phase of the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The beneficiaries include farmers,...
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Local Government

Announcement Of The Closure Of The Cays

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that following discussions with the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, The Minister of National Security and The Municipal Corporations with responsibility for the Cays, a decision has been arrived at to order the closure of all Cays except the Morant and Pedro Cays with immediate effect from...
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Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis.
Local Government

Earthquake And Tsunami Sensitisation Exercise Held In Black River

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, through its Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee, recently carried out an earthquake and tsunami sensitisation exercise in the town of Black River. The initiative, which formed part of national earthquake awareness activities by the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), was held in and around the parish capital as well as...
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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Leslie Harrow, says the ODPEM will be engaging and empowering youth to take the lead in earthquake and tsunami awareness. The organisation started their annual Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Campaign on January 11 under the theme ‘Reimagining Earthquake Safety to Build Resilience’.
Local Government

Jamaicans Responding More Positively To Disaster Preparedness Efforts

Jamaicans are responding more positively to disaster preparedness efforts, says Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Leslie Harrow. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Harrow said that the culture of preparedness seems to be “catching on,” and persons are more receptive to the ODPEM’s awareness and training programmes. “Persons are recognising...
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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Leslie Harrow, says the ODPEM will be engaging and empowering youth to take the lead in earthquake and tsunami awareness. The organisation started their annual Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Campaign on January 11 under the theme ‘Reimagining Earthquake Safety to Build Resilience’.
Local Government

ODPEM Reimagining Earthquake And Tsunami Safety

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is ‘Reimagining Earthquake Safety to Build Resilience’ during its 2021 Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Campaign. The emphasis is on revisiting how things are done in order to improve preparedness and response to disasters. “I believe that for us to continue in doing the things that we normally do, it would have...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, on Thursday (January 14).
Local Government

$7 Million Earmarked For Cleanup Activities In St. James

The St. James Municipal Corporation has earmarked $7 million to commence clean-up and restorative work in communities across the parish that were affected by heavy rains that lashed the parish on Friday, January 8. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Corporation on Thursday (January 14), Deputy Superintendent of Roads and Works, Saad Campbell, said the finance committee approved the funding,...
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