Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has hailed the “all-on-deck approach” in the fight against dengue in the parishes of Hanover, St. James, Trelawny and St. Ann. He said “it is clear that a lot of work has been done by the local municipalities and all the relevant government agencies to tackle a problem that had...

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, on Wednesday (February 19), presented a Jamaican flag to the Logos Hope crew to hoist on board the vessel throughout its stay in the country. The floating book ship, which docked at the Montego Bay Pier in St. James on February 13, will be in the Second City until February 23. It...

With drought taking a severe toll on residents and farmers across the island, the Government will be making $100 million available to the nation’s Municipalities to tackle the problem. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the Government will also be providing Councillors with 500-gallon black water tanks to immediately deal with some of the most...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government has set aside $100 million to facilitate the trucking of water to communities across the island. “Already, the country is experiencing dry conditions [and] the Government has been proactive. We have started to look at how we are going to respond and we have been doing so...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says funds will be made available to refurbish the Santa Cruz Market in St. Elizabeth in order to better address the needs of vendors and buyers. “The Mayor (Derrick Sangster) has asked for some funds to start some remedial work,” he told journalists after a tour of the facility on...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14. The project, to be undertaken over six weeks, will include installation of a 30,000-gallon community water tank, which will provide potable water to residents of Tryall and surrounding areas. The new water shop...

The St. Ann Municipal Corporation has launched a $10-million Dengue Response Programme to bolster the fight against the mosquito-borne disease in the parish. The programme will be rolled out over the next three months across all 16 divisions in the parish. As part of the drive, each councillor will be allocated approximately $300,000 to eradicate mosquito breeding sites in their...