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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new programmes and policies offered by the Facility and how it can strengthen its engagement with member governments, like Jamaica. CCRIF SPC was created to limit the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes, earthquakes and excess rainfall. From left are Co-leader of the CCRIF Risk Management Specialist Team, Dr. Mario Ordaz; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; Head of the Technical Assistance Programme, Corporate Communications and the Strategic Planning Team, CCRIF, Elizabeth Emanuel; and Acting Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new programmes and policies offered by the Facility and how it can strengthen its engagement with member governments, like Jamaica. CCRIF SPC was created to limit the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes, earthquakes and excess rainfall. From left are Co-leader of the CCRIF Risk Management Specialist Team, Dr. Mario Ordaz; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; Head of the Technical Assistance Programme, Corporate Communications and the Strategic Planning Team, CCRIF, Elizabeth Emanuel; and Acting Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

PHOTOS: CCRIF Meeting At the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Office

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 8) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 8) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Delegation From KSAMC To Visit Yantai In China
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), assists 95-year-old Nora Johnson (left), in cutting the ribbon to symbolically open her new home during a ceremony in Mendez District, Point Hill, St. Catherine, on Monday (October 7). Also assisting is Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Ms. Johnson was provided with the studio unit under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), assists 95-year-old Nora Johnson (left), in cutting the ribbon to symbolically open her new home during a ceremony in Mendez District, Point Hill, St. Catherine, on Monday (October 7). Also assisting is Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Ms. Johnson was provided with the studio unit under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme.

St. Catherine Senior Citizen Receives New Home Under Gov’t’s Indigent Housing Programme
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 3. Sharing in the moment are Deputy Mayor of Black River, Councillor Albert Williams (left), and other stakeholders.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 3. Sharing in the moment are Deputy Mayor of Black River, Councillor Albert Williams (left), and other stakeholders.

Two Water Shops Open in St. Elizabeth
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on October 1.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on October 1.

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The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (Tuesday, October 1) commissioned a Rainwater Harvesting System at the Rock Hall All-Age School in St. Andrew.
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Rural Water Supply Limited ends ‘Bucket Patrol’ at Rock Hall All-Age School

The “Bucket Patrol” has ended at the Rock Hall All-Age School in Red Hills, St Andrew following the commissioning of a Rainwater Harvesting System on the grounds of the institution yesterday (Tuesday, October 1). The system was installed by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of approximately $9 million. The project saw the installation of water harvesting gutters,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), looks on as Christopher Seaga, son of late former Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Edward Seaga, presents a scholarship award to Wolmer
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Denham Town Primary To Be Renamed In Seaga’s Honour

The Denham Town Primary School, founded by late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, is to be renamed in his honour. Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement on Wednesday (September 25), at the launch of the Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards at the Spanish Court Hotel...
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Local Government

KSAMC Implements New Building Fees Oct. 1

Come October 1, the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be implementing changes to their building fees and requirements for developers and contractors. “The KSAMC will embark on a Ministry-led standardisation of fees across the island. Starting October, the KSAMC will start to charge $135.00 per square metre for residential buildings, which covers four inspections. We will also...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), converses with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), and Superintendent in Charge of the St. James Fire Department, Dolphin Doeman, during a tour of the Barnett Street Fire Station construction project in St. James, recently.
Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade To Get Eight New Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be getting an additional eight trucks to bolster the country’s firefighting capacity. “We are providing eight brand-new trucks at a cost of over $400 million,” he said. “When we take into consideration the trucks that we {got] from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the Monthly Meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on September 12.
Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation To Get $25 Million To Rehabilitate Roads

The Government is to allocate $25 million to the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for road rehabilitation throughout the parish. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on September 12. The Minister emphasised that the funds should not be “splintered” but be spent in ways that reflect “real value”. “So, you...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), in dialogue with (from left): Assistant Commissioner at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (Region Four), Floyd McLean; Superintendent in charge of the St. James Fire Department, Dolphin Doeman; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney. Occasion was a tour of the site of the Barnett Street Fire Station in St. James, on Thursday (September 12).
Local Government

Construction Of Barnett Street Fire Station On Track

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says completion of the Barnett Street Fire Station in St. James is on track to be completed before the 12-month deadline. Ground was broken for the facility in June of this year. The Minister, who was speaking to journalists following a tour of the fire station site on September 12,...
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