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The house constructed under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme in Martha Brae, Trelawny. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the house to Vernice and Lloyd Dell, at a ceremony in the community, on Wednesday (January 29)
The house constructed under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme in Martha Brae, Trelawny. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the house to Vernice and Lloyd Dell, at a ceremony in the community, on Wednesday (January 29)

Local Government Minister Hands Over Two Indigent Houses

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over two houses to persons in Trelawny on January 29, under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. Beverly Barnett of Penn Road in Stettin, and Vernice and Lloyd Dell of...
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Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Off The Shores of Cuba
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Emphasis On Earthquake Awareness All Year
Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.
Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.

ODPEM Stages Successful Earthquake Drill In New Kingston
Local Economic Development Officer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, David Wright, speaking during Tuesday’s (January 14) media launch for the 2020 Kingston City Marathon, at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.
Local Economic Development Officer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, David Wright, speaking during Tuesday’s (January 14) media launch for the 2020 Kingston City Marathon, at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

$140-Million Homeless Shelter to Be Completed by Early Next Year

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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, presides over today’s (January 14) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, downtown Kingston.
Local Government

KSAMC Ratifies Presentation Of Keys To Miss World

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has ratified the conferment of the Keys to the City of Kingston on Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh. The resolution was passed at today’s (January 14) meeting of the Corporation in downtown Kingston. Miss Singh was presented with the keys during a cultural tribute, held in her honour at Emancipation Park in...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a Town Hall Meeting, held on Thursday (January 9), at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.  
Local Government

National Earthquake-Readiness Committee to be Established

To better prepare the society for an earthquake, a new National Earthquake Readiness Committee will soon be established by the Government. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Thursday (January 9) at a Town Hall Meeting held at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland. “We are now prepared to take...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaking with Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (left) and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Hon. Ann-Marie Vaz, after the Portland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Port Antonio on Thursday (January 9).
Local Government

Lands For New Public Cemetery In Portland Being Identified

The Portland Municipal Corporation is looking to identify lands for the establishment of a new cemetery for the parish. Speaking to JIS News after the Corporation’s monthly meeting at its Chambers in Port Antonio on Thursday (January 9), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the objective is to meet the growing demand for public...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens to Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz, at the Portland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Port Antonio, on Thursday (January 9).
Local Government

Construction Of Water Shop In Portland To Begin By End Of January

Funds will be released on Monday (January 13) for the construction of the first of two water shops in the parish of Portland, to meet the needs of residents in drought-affected communities. This announcement was made by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Thursday (January 9), in the parish. In an interview with JIS News...
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Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday, January 9.
Local Government

Mayor Says St. Elizabeth Municipality Will Be Proactive To Deal With Drought

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, says the Municipality will be proactive in its approach to mitigate the effects of drought in the parish, as the country enters yet another dry period. Mr. Sangster, who was addressing Thursday’s (January 9) monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River, cited a recent report from the Meteorological Service...
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Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left), and NSWMA Senior Public Cleansing Inspector, Janet Henry (right), with members of the sanitation team who were commended by a citizen for settling a dispute which took place in St. Andrew, in December. Members of the team (from second left) are: Earlston Ellis, Garfield Dowman, and Supervisor Dennis Williams. Both Mr. Ellis and Mr. Williams were specially recognised with Certificates of Commendation by the NSWMA at a management meeting, held at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, on Tuesday (January 7).
Local Government

NSWMA Requests Residents To Provide Feedback

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on citizens to help them in their drive to recognise high-performing sanitation workers. “We are asking citizens to give us their feedback on our service, because in 2020 one of the things that we will be doing is to recognise our sanitation workers more, based on performance. We know that some...
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