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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

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),...

Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), congratulates Youth Ambassador for 2022, Lianna Jones (centre) of Ardenne High School in Kingston, while fellow Ambassador Curtis Clennon of Cornwall College in St. James, looks on. Occasion was the Youth Ambassadors’ pinning and sashing ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, May 31.

ODPEM Selects Two Youth Ambassadors For 2022

NSWMA Head Hails Sanitation Workers As “Servants Of A Bigger Cause”

Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), shares a moment with the 2022 ODPEM Youth Ambassadors (from left) Cornwall College’s Curtis Clennon and Ardenne High’s Lianna Jones. Occasion was a sashing ceremony held at The Courtleigh Hotel on Tuesday, May 31.

Youth Encouraged To Be Active In Disaster Risk Management And Preparedness Efforts

The grounds of the Falmouth Transport Centre will be paved and bus bays installed as part of the renovation of the facility by the Trelawny Municipal Corporation.

Falmouth Transport Centre To Be Renovated

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

4 years ago JIS Think TankLocal Government

NSWMA Calls On All Jamaicans To Clean Up And Observe National Solid Waste Day

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on all Jamaicans to join and ‘mek wi clean up di place’, on National Solid Waste Day, June 6. “We want our customers and clients to know that we are committed to a culture of service, and we are working very hard to improve our operations, but with the best of...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, recently. Seated is Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

4 years ago Local GovernmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

$298 Million For Paint The City Initiative

A sum of $298 million will be spent this year to transform urban spaces under the Paint the City Initiative. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that under the Initiative, significant work is being done to improve the look and feel...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

4 years ago CultureLocal GovernmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

Historical Sites To Be Renovated For ‘Jamaica 60’

Several sites of historical importance in Municipalities islandwide will be refurbished as legacy projects for Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives recently. He said the Government will also implement a special project to clean the landscape as part...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at lectern), addresses congregants at the City Mission Pentecostal Church in Denham Town, Kingston Western, on Sunday (May 29), during a Thanksgiving Church Service held in honour of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga

4 years ago HousingLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

New Housing Developments Slated for Kingston Western

Ground will shortly be broken to construct 35 housing units in Denham Town, Kingston. The new development, dubbed ‘Victoria Villa”, will be sited adjacent to St. Alban’s Primary School. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who informed that ground will be also broken “in short order” for a similar development in another Kingston Western community,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $140 million Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless in downtown Kingston, on Friday (May 28). Assisting him is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), while Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), applauds. Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby, and Minister McKenzie’s wife, Marcia McKenzie.

4 years ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica’s First Adult Transitional Centre For the Homeless

The Government continues to provide the resources and infrastructure to improve the quality of life for Jamaica’s homeless population. This commitment was again demonstrated when Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially opened the country’s first adult transitional facility for homeless persons living on the nation’s streets, on Friday (May 27). The centre, developed at a cost of $140...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

4 years ago Labour Day 2022Local Government

KSAMC Renovating Public Parks, Bathrooms

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is renovating public parks and sanitary conveniences across the municipality. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that the undertaking aims to improve access to and increase use of the facilities by members of the public. He was speaking at Mandela Park in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Monday (May 23),...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, look at exposed drainage pipes in the backyard of a home in the Southern Cross community in Harbour View. Occasion was a tour of several properties in the area on Thursday (May 26), where residents are being adversely impacted by flooding and drainage issues caused by unplanned construction.

4 years ago Local GovernmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

Seek Approval Before Building – Minister Mckenzie

Jamaicans are being implored to seek approval and advice from the local authorities for their building projects to ensure that proper development practices are being observed. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in making the appeal said that failure to get the necessary building approvals results in irregularities and unplanned developments that threaten lives and property....