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He implored Jamaicans not to let down their guard even though the island has not been impacted by a hurricane in several years.
He implored Jamaicans not to let down their guard even though the island has not been impacted by a hurricane in several years.

Jamaicans Urged To Remain Alert Even As Hurricane Season Ends

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says that although the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season has officially ended, Jamaicans should always be in a state of readiness and preparedness to deal with weather events. He said this is...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), checks out the surveillance system at the Trench Town Police Station in Kingston, during a tour of the newly renovated facility on Wednesday (November 20). Inspector Grace Gordon provides information about the system.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), checks out the surveillance system at the Trench Town Police Station in Kingston, during a tour of the newly renovated facility on Wednesday (November 20). Inspector Grace Gordon provides information about the system.

PHOTOS: Minister Chang On Tour Of Trench Town Police Station
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Local Gov’t Ministry Wants Volunteers for Int’l Conference
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), cuts the ribbon to symbolically hand over two water tender trucks to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Looking on (from left) are: Councillor for the Yallahs Division, Stewart Lee; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett; Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; World Bank Group Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana, Ozan Sevimli; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney. The handing over took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Friday (Nov. 22). The trucks were acquired under the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (JDVRP), which is being implemented by JSIF through funding from the World Bank.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), cuts the ribbon to symbolically hand over two water tender trucks to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Looking on (from left) are: Councillor for the Yallahs Division, Stewart Lee; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett; Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; World Bank Group Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana, Ozan Sevimli; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney. The handing over took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Friday (Nov. 22). The trucks were acquired under the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (JDVRP), which is being implemented by JSIF through funding from the World Bank.

$109 Million Contract Signed for New Yallahs Fire Station
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second row, third left); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (back row, second left); Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (second row, right) and Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (back row, left), share a moment with junior mayors from across the island. Occasion was the Local Government and Community 2019 Youth Mayors’ Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices, in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (November 20).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second row, third left); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (back row, second left); Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (second row, right) and Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (back row, left), share a moment with junior mayors from across the island. Occasion was the Local Government and Community 2019 Youth Mayors’ Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices, in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (November 20).

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), with Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, at a town hall meeting in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 20.
Local Government

Government Working With JPS To Address Streetlights

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is working closely with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to address the problem of streetlights in communities across Jamaica. The Minister, who was speaking at a town hall meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on November 20, said the Government had taken note...
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The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationLocal Government

Golden Hill, Two West Rural St. Andrew Schools benefit from Water Systems

The community of Golden Hill and two primary schools from West Rural St Andrew are the latest to benefit from the installation of water systems by the Rural Water Supply Limited to increase storage capacity in communities and schools across the island. The schools, Essex Hall Primary School and the Lawrence Tavern Primary Schools had their newly installed rainwater harvesting...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), offers words of encouragement to some of the newly elected members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Council at the municipal corporation’s downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (November 12). The youth representatives (from left) are Chaplain, Khalil Satchell; Deputy Junior Mayor, Raneeka Cain; Chief Executive Officer, Danielle Jonas; and Junior Mayor, Jean-Claude Walters Dunn.
Local GovernmentYouth

KSAMC Youth Council Members Encouraged To Take Roles Seriously

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, is encouraging members of the newly elected Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Council to learn all they can about the local governance structure and to take their roles seriously. “I am imploring them to take an active role in local governance, that they carefully think through the issues and that...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for construction of a state-of-the-art Adult Transitional Facility for the homeless in Kingtson on Monday (November 11). Others participating in the ground-breaking (from left) are Minority Leader at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Andrew Swaby; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams; Senior Pastor at the Webster Memorial Church, Rev. Astor Carlye; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
Local Government

$140-Million Adult Transitional Facility To Be Built In Kingston

A state-of-the-art Adult Transitional Facility is to be built at a cost of nearly $140 million to serve homeless persons in Kingston and St. Andrew. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Monday (November 11), broke ground for the centre at 163-167 King Street, downtown Kingston. The facility, to be operated and managed by the Kingston...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right); participates in the breaking of ground for construction of a water shop in Commodore, Portland, on Friday (November 8). Others (from left) are Councillor, Fairy Hill Division, Derron Wood; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann Marie Vaz and Mayor of Port Antonio, His Worship Councillor Paul Thompson.
Local GovernmentWater

Two Water Shops To Be Built In Portland

Portland is the latest parish to benefit under the Government’s initiative to construct water shops as a means of addressing the water needs of residents in drought-affected communities across Jamaica. Two facilities will be built in the parish at a cost of approximately $19.5 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the establishment...
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