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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting, downtown Kingston, on June 14.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting, downtown Kingston, on June 14.

Drain Cleaning In Corporate Area To Begin This Month

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is expected to begin the cleaning of drains in communities across the municipality before the end of the month. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the undertaking is expected to...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), interacts with workers from the St. James Poor Relief Department during the homeless wellness day of care at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, June 10. Looking on (from second right) is Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), interacts with workers from the St. James Poor Relief Department during the homeless wellness day of care at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, June 10. Looking on (from second right) is Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams.

Infirmaries To Begin Welcoming New Residents July 1
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses the opening ceremony for the agency’s National Environmental Awareness Week and World Ocean’s Day activities at Fisherman’s Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 8). SERENA GRANT PHOTO
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses the opening ceremony for the agency’s National Environmental Awareness Week and World Ocean’s Day activities at Fisherman’s Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 8). SERENA GRANT PHOTO

NSWMA To Get New Garbage Trucks by Year End
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left) places the first bag of plastic bottles into the newly unveiled recycling bin at the Fisherman’s Beach in Montego Bay, St. James. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the National Environmental Awareness Week and World Ocean’s Day activities held at the facility on Wednesday (June 8). Looking on (from left) are Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Operations Director at the NSWMA, Aretha McFarlane; and Acting Regional Operations Manager at Western Parks and Markets Ltd., Dramaine Jones. The day was organised by the NSWMA.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left) places the first bag of plastic bottles into the newly unveiled recycling bin at the Fisherman’s Beach in Montego Bay, St. James. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the National Environmental Awareness Week and World Ocean’s Day activities held at the facility on Wednesday (June 8). Looking on (from left) are Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Operations Director at the NSWMA, Aretha McFarlane; and Acting Regional Operations Manager at Western Parks and Markets Ltd., Dramaine Jones. The day was organised by the NSWMA.

Jamaicans Urged To Call Out Litterbugs
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Reflects On 20 Years Of Service

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Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.
JIS Think TankLocal Government

Jamaicans Encouraged To Use NSWMA App To Report Illegal Dumping

More Jamaicans are being encouraged to report illegal dumping and littering through the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) mobile application. Community Relations Manager of the Authority, Kimberley Blair, has commended individuals who have used the platform to help to clean up Jamaica. She was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held recently at the agency’s headquarters...
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Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Collen Gager (fourth right), shares a moment with fellow Trelawnyites (from left) Kenneth Bailey, Charles Ramdata, Alinthi Allwood Gallagher, Violet Johnson, Tomlin Anderson, Harry Peter Johnson, and Loyal Ellis. Occasion was the annual Trelawny Picnic, held at the Rockland County State Park in Nyack, New York, on Sunday (May 29).
Local Government

A Grand Trelawny Tradition Returns To New York

Falmouth’s Mayor and Trelawny Municipal Corporation Chairman, Councillor Collen Gager, was among the regulars attending the annual Trelawny Picnic in New York, on Sunday (May 29). Returning after a two-year COVID-enforced absence, the event drew more than 3,000 Trelawnyites from across the United States, Canada, and Jamaica to the Rockland County State Park, in Nyack, upstate New York. Mayor Gager,...
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Sorted waste collected from a beach in Montego Bay. WPM Waste Management Limited will be joining forces with Recycling Partners of Jamaica in cleaning the Montego Bay Fishing Beach on World Oceans Day, being observed on Wednesday (June 8). A recycling bin will be installed at the complex to facilitate garbage separation, for the collection of plastic containers.
Local Government

Big Clean-Up For Fisherman’s Beach On World Oceans Day

WPM Waste Management Limited is partnering with several stakeholders to clean the Montego Bay Fisherman’s Beach on Wednesday (June 8), which is being observed as World Oceans Day. WPM’s Customer Relations Officer, Sharnon Williams, told JIS News that the clean-up exercise will culminate the agency’s observance of World Environment Week, from June 1 to 8. She said the slated activities...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
CommunityIndependenceJIS Think TankLocal Government

Clean-Up Programme for Jamaica 60 Celebrations

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be part of a massive clean-up programme for Jamaica 60th celebrations. Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence is being celebrated under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness’. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon, said that announcements for a massive clean-up programme will be made in...
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Work in progress along a section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project.
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

Improved Drainage Along Southern Coastal Highway

The National Works Agency (NWA) is assuring the public that drainage structures along the corridor of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project have been significantly improved. Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, said the roads are in a “much better state” than they were last year and should be more resilient to varying weather conditions. He was speaking during...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
JIS Think TankLocal GovernmentTourism

NSWMA Lauds Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) are being commended for their Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative, geared towards reducing plastic pollution in resort areas. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (May 31), Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, described the initiative as “excellent”. “We see it as a...
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