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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the opening of the two-day ‘Making Cities Resilient’ workshop, on October 22, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being held under the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy’.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the opening of the two-day ‘Making Cities Resilient’ workshop, on October 22, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being held under the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy’.

Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, is currently hosting a two-day workshop in Kingston to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to make cities resilient...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (seated, right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second left), sign a $217-million contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art fire station, in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the OPM, on October 22. Others participating in the ceremony are (from left): Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Head of Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphonso Reynolds. Observing (from left, standing) are JSIF Project Manager, Stacey-Anne Preston; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford; Procurement Officer at JSIF, Stacy Stupart, and Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (seated, right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second left), sign a $217-million contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art fire station, in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the OPM, on October 22. Others participating in the ceremony are (from left): Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Head of Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphonso Reynolds. Observing (from left, standing) are JSIF Project Manager, Stacey-Anne Preston; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford; Procurement Officer at JSIF, Stacy Stupart, and Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung.

Contract Signed For New Fire Station In Port Maria
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Message to participant in the Local Government and Community Month 2019 Cross- Island Run, Kelly Ann Fraser. The occasion was the launch of the event on Thursday (October 17) at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Message to participant in the Local Government and Community Month 2019 Cross- Island Run, Kelly Ann Fraser. The occasion was the launch of the event on Thursday (October 17) at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

PHOTOS: Launch of Local Government and Community Month Cross-Island Run
McKenzie - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on October 10.
McKenzie - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on October 10.

All Councillors To Attend Regional Platform On Disaster Risk Reduction
Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addressing the opening of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop at ODPEM’s Office in New Kington on Tuesday (October 15). Pictured (from left) are Consultants at the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution EmergencyTraining Centre (RAC/REMPEITC), Caribe, Roberto San Martin and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Patterson; and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady.
Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addressing the opening of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop at ODPEM’s Office in New Kington on Tuesday (October 15). Pictured (from left) are Consultants at the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution EmergencyTraining Centre (RAC/REMPEITC), Caribe, Roberto San Martin and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Patterson; and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

Gov’t Reviewing National Oil Spill Plan

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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, emphasises a point while speaking on a Motion in the Senate today (October 11).
Local Government

KSAMC Will Assist With Construction of Ramp at Gordon House

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, has given a commitment that the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will assist with the construction of a ramp to improve accessibility to Gordon House for members of the disabled community. Construction of the ramp was one of the recommendations from a recent audit in relation to the accessibility of the...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10).
DevelopmentLocal Government

St. Ann to Get Additional $30 Million for Road Projects

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says an additional $30 million is to be added to the road budget for the parish of St. Ann. Speaking at a St. Ann Municipal Corporation meeting in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10), the Minister emphasised that the additional $30 million is not to be splintered but should...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks to Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10). With the Minister are Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (centre); and Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality, Rovel Morris.
Local Government

Water Shops To Be Constructed In St. Ann

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says water shops are to be constructed in St. Ann in the 2020/2021 financial year. Mr. McKenzie made the disclosure during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10). “We are working to include in the new budget year, based on representation...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaicans must consider their safety in times of disaster.
Local Government

Jamaicans Must Consider Their Personal Safety In Disasters –Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling on Jamaicans to consider their personal safety and responsibility in disasters this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), on October 13. “The fact that global warming has now changed the course of how disasters operate, it is critical as a country that we observe the day and...
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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addressing Wednesday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
CabinetLocal Government

Construction Of Yallahs Fire Station To Start Soon

Construction of the Yallahs Fire Station in St. Thomas is expected to begin shortly. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $109.49-million contract to Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited for the undertaking. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Mr. Samuda said the...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on October 3.
Local Government

Municipal Corporations To Get New Water Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that municipal corporations will be equipped with new water trucks during financial year 2020/2021. “We are going to be providing right across the country, in the new financial year coming, at least one water truck for every municipal corporation in Jamaica to assist in the distribution of water to...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Retirement Water Shop in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on October 3.
Local Government

Talks Under Way For Renovation Of Santa Cruz Market

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is in discussions with the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation regarding the renovation of the Santa Cruz market in the parish. “Santa Cruz is developing into one of our fastest growing town centres in Jamaica and there is a need for a response,” said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “We are going to...
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