Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, says the St. James Municipal Corporation, which he chairs, remains resolute in the quest to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. He told JIS News that a number of safeguards and health protocols have been instituted to protect citizens. “We started some weeks ago [and] we took on the...

One hundred additional temporary workers have been employed to continue the sanitization and cleaning exercise being carried out at infirmaries and golden age homes islandwide. This forms part of the Government’s safeguards to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The individuals, who have been recruited by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, will maintain the...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has provided $50 million to truck water to municipalities islandwide. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3). Trucking water to persons in need forms part of the Government’s measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica....

The Government has provided an additional 100-bed shelter on Church Street in downtown Kingston for homeless persons in the Corporate Area. This arrangement has been made in light of the nightly islandwide curfews currently in place which prohibit persons from being on the streets between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except for those who are exempted. Minister of Local Government...

As the Government ramps up the effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), municipal corporations across the country will be provided with some funding to assist with continued sanitisation within market districts. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a digital town hall meeting on Tuesday (March 31). “We...

The Ministry of Local Government of Community Development carried out extensive sanitisation activities at the St. James Infirmary on Wednesday (April 1). The parish’s municipal corporation spearheaded the day's activities in partnership with the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (Forth Battalion), among others. Secretary of the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says social distancing must be practised at all markets in St. Catherine. He is urging the Mayor of Spanish Town to ensure that the message is repeated at the Spanish Town, Linstead and Old Harbour Markets. “One of the problems with our markets is that they are open and because...