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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).
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).

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...
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).
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).

Construction Of Water Shop In Portland To Begin By End Of January
Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday, January 9.
Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday, January 9.

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

NSWMA Requests Residents To Provide Feedback
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

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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.
Local Government

35 Houses To Be Built For Needy Families By March 31

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that 35 houses will be delivered to indigent persons by the end of the financial year on March 31. “We are making a difference; we will continue to improve the infrastructure for those who are in need,” the Minister said, adding that the Poor Relief Department is being strengthened...
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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.
Local Government

Flood Simulation Exercise Undertaken In Westmoreland

Residents of Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland are better prepared to respond to flooding and other natural disasters, following a flood-simulation exercise on January 7. The exercise was carried out across several sections of the town to include Hudson Street, Cooke Street and Llandilo. The initiative was organised by the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation and is a part of the Climate Change Adaptation...
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Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.
Local Government

Somerton Road In St. James Rehabilitated

Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts, says the rehabilitation of the Somerton to Virgin Valley roadway in St. James is now complete. The 800-metre stretch of roadway was repaired at a cost of $21.8 million. Work commenced on the project on April 15 of last year. “As part of the project, we completed...
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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.
Local Government

NSWMA Workers Recognised

A Supervisor at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), whose quick and decisive action calmed an incident involving a sanitation worker and a resident, was among two employees publicly recognised on Tuesday (January 7), for their exemplary action and presented with certificates of commendation. The supervisor, Dennis Williams, and sanitation worker, Earlston Ellis, were commended by Executive Director of...
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Local Government

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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Local Government

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.
Local Government

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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