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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on July 13.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on July 13.

Drain Cleaning Progressing In Kingston And St. Andrew

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the drain-cleaning programme for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season has commenced in several communities across the Municipality. The annual cleaning programme seeks to reduce flooding and forms part of the Municipality’s hurricane...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses special meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, on July 8.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses special meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, on July 8.

Public Education Drive To Promote Proper Disposal Of Garbage
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) held on Tuesday (July 13) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) held on Tuesday (July 13) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Event Organisers Urged To Follow Established Protocols
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation on Thursday (July 8).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation on Thursday (July 8).

New Fire Station For Ulster Spring, Trelawny
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), tours the emergecy shelter at the Harrison Memorial High School in St. James on Friday (July 9). He was accompanied by (from left) Vice Principal of Harrison Memorial High School, Orael Anderson; Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis; and Disaster Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), tours the emergecy shelter at the Harrison Memorial High School in St. James on Friday (July 9). He was accompanied by (from left) Vice Principal of Harrison Memorial High School, Orael Anderson; Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis; and Disaster Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair.

Gov’t Proactive In Preparing Shelters

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is accompanied by Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis (background) and Market Manager of the Charles Gordon Market, Mikoyan Robinson (right), during a tour of the facility in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, July 9.
Local Government

$60 Million To Rehabilitate Charles Gordon Market

The Government will be allocating $60 million to commence rehabilitation works on the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, in order to improve vending conditions. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure following a tour of the market on Friday, July 9. He pointed out that the funds represent an initial start of...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), examines the plan for the homeless shelter to be built on Victoria Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, with (from second left) Mayor of Trelawny, Councillor Colin Gager; Member of Parliament for Trelawny South, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert; Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Hugh Gentles; Acting Superintendent of Roads and Works, Kayon Hall and Councillor for the Falmouth Division, Garth Wilkinson. Ground was broken for the construction of the facility on Thursday (July 8).
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Homeless Shelter to Be Constructed in Falmouth

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...
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Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, gives a presentation during a shelter management refresher course at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday, July 6.
Local Government

Shelter Managers Take Part In Refresher Course

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...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), makes a point to Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford (right), while on a tour of the Port Maria Fire Station in St. Mary on July 1. The facility is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Others pictured (from left) are Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy, and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary.
Local Government

Four New Stations for Firefighters by Year End

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...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), tours St. Mary High School on July 1, during his visit to several shelters in St. Mary. Accompanying the Minister are Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy (left), and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (right).
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Disaster Committees Activated

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...
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