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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addressing a business continuity seminar on disaster management on March 6. The event was hosted by the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addressing a business continuity seminar on disaster management on March 6. The event was hosted by the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.

St. James Municipal Corporation Instituting Ongoing Disaster Mitigation Measures

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says the St. James Municipal Corporation continues to institute measures to mitigate the impact of natural disasters on the parish’s infrastructure. Councillor Davis, who chairs the Corporation, emphasized that disaster risk management is...
A firefighter from Port Antonio Fire Station in Portland, administers oxygen to an employee of Frenchmen’s Cove Resort, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the resort in Portland on Thursday (March 5).The exercise was organised by the Ministry of Tourism and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) as part of the Ministry
A firefighter from Port Antonio Fire Station in Portland, administers oxygen to an employee of Frenchmen’s Cove Resort, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the resort in Portland on Thursday (March 5).The exercise was organised by the Ministry of Tourism and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) as part of the Ministry's Disaster Response Programme, aimed at boosting the capacity of the tourism sector to respond to earthquakes and other threats.

PHOTOS: Earthquake Simulation Exercise
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

Twenty New Garbage Trucks To Arrive May
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

Church Corner Landfill In St. Thomas To Be Relocated
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

Bailey Bridge At Riverton City Landfill To Be Completed By January 2021

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(FILE) Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) Managing Director, Audley Thompson, speaking at the recent commissioning ceremony for a $7 million rainwater harvesting system installed at Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine.
Local Government

Portland Cottage Water System To Be Operational By April

A $135 million water system upgrading project, which will bring the precious commodity to some 8000 residents in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, is expected to be fully operational by the end of April. Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson, told JIS News that the system commenced limited operation in October, and will shortly reach communities like...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) shakes hands with Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), at the ceremony to break ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Sharing in the moment is Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.
Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM To Meet With National Disaster Committee Thursday

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will be meeting with the National Disaster Committee on Thursday (March 4) as the Government takes proactive measures to deal with the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The multi-agency committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, brings together all stakeholders for national disaster response. Mr. Holness said that among the outcomes of the meeting...
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Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Breaks Ground For Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project March 3

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is to break ground tomorrow (March 3), for the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, at Breezy Castle Sports Centre, downtown Kingston, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The project is being done through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), with a loan from the World Bank. According to a...
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica Mission, Deputy Director, Jason Fraser (right), makes his presentation at the 4th Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 27. At left is outgoing President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica, Allison Peart.
Finance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsLocal Government

Jamaica To Benefit From US$5 Million Investment By USAID

Jamaica is to benefit from a US$5 million investment by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to improve the nation’s financial and economic resilience to safeguard against losses during natural disasters. Jamaica Mission Deputy Director, Jason Fraser, said the USAID signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Finance and Public Service last year, and through...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. (File photo)
Local Government

NSWMA Calls On Citizens To Separate Plastics From Regular Garbage

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on citizens to play their part in eliminating plastic bottles from the waste stream, by practising garbage separation at home and in communities. “We have to take responsibility for the solid waste that we generate. There is a myth out there that we must dispel, that somebody else must pick up...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the inaugural Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited Long Service Awards Banquet, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 25.
Local Government

Pay Increase For Sanitation Workers

Sanitation workers employed by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) are to receive a 25 per cent pay increase, effective July. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in making the announcement, said the daily pay rate for the workers will move from $2,000 to $2,500. He was speaking at the inaugural Western Parks and Markets...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Local Government

NSWMA Undertaking Pilot Plastic Separation Project In St. Andrew

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is undertaking a pilot project for the separation of plastic containers involving several communities in St. Andrew. NSWMA Executive Director, Audley Gordon, told JIS News that the initiative, which began last month, is in response to calls from the public for a solution to plastic bottle disposal. “The public has been crying out...
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