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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses journalists at yesterday
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses journalists at yesterday's (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.

JFB To Get 400 Pieces Of Protective Clothing

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be getting 400 pieces of protective clothing (bunker gear) to bolster the capacity of firefighters to adequately respond to emergencies. Cabinet has approved the award of a US$1-million contract for the supply of the...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares, when the Ambassador visited the Ministry on Hagley Park Road, on November 5.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares, when the Ambassador visited the Ministry on Hagley Park Road, on November 5.

PHOTOS: Local Government Minister And Mexican Ambassador To Jamaica
Local Government stakeholders participating in the official launch of Local Government and Community Development Month 2019 (November), at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday, November 4.
Local Government stakeholders participating in the official launch of Local Government and Community Development Month 2019 (November), at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday, November 4.

Focus On Service During Local Government Month
Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where he provided details about the national Voter Identification (ID) Card Renewal Exercise, which is set to get under way on November 4.
Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where he provided details about the national Voter Identification (ID) Card Renewal Exercise, which is set to get under way on November 4.

Special Provisions for Voter ID Renewal Exercise
Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin Haughton (left), and Councillor, Donald Simpson, unveil a commemorative scroll mounted at the front of the Black River Fire Station during Open House on Wednesday (October 30), to commemorate 85 years of service by the St. Elizabeth Fire Division.
Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin Haughton (left), and Councillor, Donald Simpson, unveil a commemorative scroll mounted at the front of the Black River Fire Station during Open House on Wednesday (October 30), to commemorate 85 years of service by the St. Elizabeth Fire Division.

St. Elizabeth Fire Division Commemorates 85 Years Of Service

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Acting Assistant Commissioner and Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, hghlights activities for Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, which is being observed fom October 27 to November 2 under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix It… Community First’.
Local Government

Fire Brigade Targets Communities For Fire Safety Week

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be providing fire safety information to communities across the island during Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019. The week is being observed from October 27 to November 2 under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix It… Community First’. “We are looking for a minimum of 90 communities for this week. If we get to...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Gerald Lee (second right), looks at firefighting equipment on display, during the Jamaica Fire Brigade
Local Government

Fire Brigade Focused On ‘Fixing Mindsets’

Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Area 4, Floyd McLean, says the agency is focused on “fixing mindsets” in order to prevent fires. This is in keeping with the theme for Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019, which is being observed from October 27 to November 2, under the theme 'Mek Wi Fix it: Community Firs’.' The...
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Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takeshi Takano (left), in conversation with Planning Manager, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Edson Carr, at the launch of the Rae Town plastic recycling pilot project on October 30, at the Courtyard by Marriott, in Kingston. The project seeks to reduce the volume of waste entering the Kingston Harbour and provide income-generating opportunities for community members.
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Plastic Recycling Pilot Project Launched In Rae Town

The plastic recycling pilot project that has been launched in Rae Town, Kingston, will seek to reduce the volume of waste entering the harbour, and provide income-generating opportunities for community members. The two-year project is being implemented by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and funded by the Japanese Government through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at a...
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Acting Assistant Commissioner and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.
Local Government

Slew Of Activities For Fire Safety Week

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is observing Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019 from October 27 to November 2, under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix it: Community First’. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Acting Assistant Commissioner and Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, said that the focus is on promoting fire safety in order...
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Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, addresses the recent handover ceremony for two compacter trucks to the agency, donated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew.
Local Government

NSWMA Says Household Waste Is Priority, Not Cuttings

Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, says persons should not leave more than two bags of cuttings for collection and disposal, as household waste is priority for the agency. According to Mr. Chung, during periods when trees are overgrown, households tend to have scores of bags with cuttings for disposal, and it is beyond the...
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Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (FFB), Stewart Beckford (left), peruses a pamphlet containing fire safety tips with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin, and head of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) in Jamaica, Takeshi Takano. Occasion was the launch of the JFB’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew on Friday (Oct. 25).
Local Government

Fire Chief Raises Concern About False Calls

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, is imploring members of the public to desist from making false fire calls. He said that these calls put an unnecessary strain on resources, noting that vehicles have been damaged as firefighters rush to respond to what they believed to be genuine alarms. The Fire Commissioner said that over the period...
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