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Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness in Westmoreland, Hilma Tate, speaking at a flood simulation exercise in the town of Savanna-la-Mar on Tuesday (January 7).
Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness in Westmoreland, Hilma Tate, speaking at a flood simulation exercise in the town of Savanna-la-Mar on Tuesday (January 7).

Disaster Plans Being Prepared For Flood-Prone Areas In Savanna-La-Mar

Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness in Westmoreland, Hilma Tate, says Community Disaster Plans are being prepared for several flood-prone areas in Savanna-la-Mar. She explained that the plans are being drafted out of a need to improve disaster risk management in the...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), breaks ground for the construction of a house for a needy family in Anchovy, Portland, on Tuesday (January 7). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), breaks ground for the construction of a house for a needy family in Anchovy, Portland, on Tuesday (January 7). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz.

35 Houses To Be Built For Needy Families By March 31
Emergency Medical Services Staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Corporal Taneisha Drummond (left), provides healthcare to Cooke Street resident, Tyreke Johnson, at a relief shelter during the flood-simulation exercise in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 7.
Emergency Medical Services Staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Corporal Taneisha Drummond (left), provides healthcare to Cooke Street resident, Tyreke Johnson, at a relief shelter during the flood-simulation exercise in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 7.

Flood Simulation Exercise Undertaken In Westmoreland
Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.
Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

Somerton Road In St. James Rehabilitated
Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left), presents a Certificate of Commendation to NSWMA Supervisor, Dennis Williams, on Tuesday (January 7), at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, during the NSWMA Directors/Managers meeting.
Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left), presents a Certificate of Commendation to NSWMA Supervisor, Dennis Williams, on Tuesday (January 7), at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, during the NSWMA Directors/Managers meeting.

NSWMA Workers Recognised

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NSWMA Conducts Surveillances And Issues Removal Notices

To discourage flagrant violation of the National Solid Waste Management (NSWM) Act, the Enforcement and Compliance Unit of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), conducted 166 surveillances across the island during the 2018/2019 fiscal year. In addition, the Unit issued 8,130 Removal Notices and 1,619 Fixed Penalty Anti-litter tickets to enforce the NSWM Act. This is contained in the...
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NSWMA Finalising Regulations To Bolster Mandate

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of finalising three seminal Regulations to bolster its mandate as regulators of solid waste management. These are the National Solid Waste Management (Disposal of Solid Waste Facilities) Regulations; the National Solid Waste Management (Disposal of Hazardous Waste) (Electronic & Electrical) Regulations; and the National Solid Waste Management (Public Cleansing)...
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(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.
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Ministry Builds On Success Of YSEP

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is building on the success of its Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), to further benefit the county’s youth and advance the local governance agenda. “We looked at about 230 of these young persons from the programme and placed them through the HEART Trust/NTA for certification, because there is a demand in local...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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Over 2,000 Young Jamaicans Benefited from Social Development Commission Support in 2019

More than 2,000 young Jamaicans benefited from social and grant assistance programmes that were administered by the Social Development Commission (SDC) during 2019. This was disclosed by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a recent press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. He said the SDC was instrumental in developing 418 new areas of opportunities, which...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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Construction of New May Pen Fire Station to Commence in 2020/21

Construction of the new May Pen Fire Station in Clarendon is expected to commence in the 2020/21 financial year. This was disclosed by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. He also advised that discussions are far advanced for the construction of two additional fire stations, one...
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National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Chairman, Dennis Chung, addresses journalists during a recent media briefing at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kington.
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NSWMA Up To Date With Audited Financial Statements

Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, says the agency is now up to date with its audited financial statements. Speaking during a recent press briefing at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston, Mr. Chung said this was one of the agency’s major objectives for 2019. Noting that the entity was nine...
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