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Scientific Officer at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Port Royal Marine Laboratory, Chauntelle Parkins (left), shows Director of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Foundation, Winsome Callum (centre), and Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Director, Total Energies, Robert Holdsworth, marine species at the Lab’s Biodiversity Centre in Kingston, during a tour on Friday (June 2).
Scientific Officer at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Port Royal Marine Laboratory, Chauntelle Parkins (left), shows Director of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Foundation, Winsome Callum (centre), and Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Director, Total Energies, Robert Holdsworth, marine species at the Lab’s Biodiversity Centre in Kingston, during a tour on Friday (June 2).

Private Sector Encouraged to ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’

Private sector entities are being encouraged to invest in biodiversity as part of their corporate social responsibility by participating in the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) Adopt-A-Mangrove programme.  Through this engagement, NEPA is seeking to leverage additional financial support...
Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.
Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.

NSWMA Observes Environmental Awareness Week June 4-10
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.

Local Government Ministry Providing $10 Million for Musgrave Market Clean-Up
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Senior Director (Acting), Mitigation Planning and Research Division, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Anna Tucker Abrahams, on his arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1 for the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Senior Director (Acting), Mitigation Planning and Research Division, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Anna Tucker Abrahams, on his arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1 for the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting.

PM Urges Jamaicans to Take Precautions As Hurricane Season Begins
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.

Gov’t Building Financial Resilience Against Disasters

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Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, addresses the St. Elizabeth’s Humanitarian Sub-Committee at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, May 30.
Local Government

St. Elizabeth Ready for Hurricane Season

St. Elizabeth is ready with comprehensive plans and emergency response systems to protect life and property during the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which starts on June 1. In fact, the Humanitarian Sub-Committee, which falls under the parish’s Disaster Preparedness Committee, held a tabletop exercise with supporting ministries and agencies on Tuesday, May 30, at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in...
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The current state of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. (FILE Photo)
Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2023/24Works / Construction

Action Far Advanced to Rename Ocho Rios Fire Station

In memory of late firefighter, Larenzo Douse, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development says it is far advanced in renaming the Ocho Rios fire station where the officer was stationed. On November 30, 2022, the 25-year-old firefighter was killed after a motorist overtook a line of traffic along the Ocho Rios main road and crashed into the back...
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Making his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate on May 30 in the House of Representatives is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2023/24

Government to Purchase Fire Trucks with Extended Ladders to Reach 200 Feet

With the growing number of high-rise buildings across the country, especially in urban areas, the Government is to purchase fire trucks with extended ladders to better respond to emergency situations in these buildings. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his presentation in the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), on a tour of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, February 15, where a $100-million multiphase renovation project is under way.
Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2023/24

Rehabilitation of Markets to Continue This Fiscal Year

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will continue its comprehensive programme for the rehabilitation of markets across the island during the current financial year, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. He noted that projects that are already in progress include the Savanna-la-Mar market in Westmoreland, where some $20 million is being spent on the first phase. Rehabilitation of...
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