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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks.

Practise Alternatives To Burning When Clearing Land – JFB

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is encouraging persons to practise alternatives to burning when clearing land and disposing of the brush generated. This call comes as the Brigade is again seeing an increase in bushfires across the island. “We really...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, looks into a well beside a National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) site in St. Toolies Manchester during a tour of the area last Friday (June 23). The well currently serves as the main source of water for the community, and the Local Government Minister has announced intentions to establish a water shop in the community to provide potable water for residents.

Water And Housing For South Manchester Communities

Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

Malicious False Fire Calls Costly – JFB

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), tours the Porus Market in Manchester on June 23 with Mayor of Mandeville, His Worship Donovan Mitchell (right) and Councillor for the Porus division Claudia Morant Bake (in the background).

Minister McKenzie Looking At Measures To Revitalise Porus Market

Customer Relations Officer at North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited, Donasha Biggs (right), helping workmen to load 35 bags of plastic bottles onto a Recycling Partners of Jamaica truck in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday (July 23).

More St. Ann Communities Join Plastic Bottle Separation Drive

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis (left), in conversation with Member of Parliament for South West Clarendon, Lothan Cousins (right), while touring a section of the community of Banks in the parish on July 22. Others (from left) are: Councillor for the Race Course Division, Pauline Reynolds, and Chief Executive Officer for the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, Rohan Blake.

5 years ago Local GovernmentRural Development

Major Developments Earmarked for Banks Community in Clarendon

The Community of Banks in Clarendon is slated to benefit from major drainage upgrading and an electrification exercise for households, among other engagements, under the Government’s $650 million Rural Development Programme. Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, says Banks is one of four communities islandwide where the programmed activities, designed to enhance the lives of residents and the overall economic...

Resident of Brown’s Town in St. Ann, Andy Smythe, displays plastic bottles he collected for drop-off during a plastic bottle drive organized in the town by Recycling Partners of Jamaica, on Friday (July 23).

5 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentTourism

Recycling Partners Stage Plastic Bottle Collection Drive in Brown’s Town

Residents of Brown’s Town and its environs in St. Ann, on Friday (July 23), participated in a major plastic bottle collection drive organised by Recycling Partners of Jamaica in collaboration with several key stakeholder entities. More than two truckloads of bottles were collected, as personnel highlighted the importance of separating plastics from other disposables and recycling these items in order to better preserve the environment. Other participating partner entities included the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), and Forestry Department. General...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), looks at something being pointed out by Acting Senior Deputy Superintendent in charge of the Black River Fire Station, Oneil Henry (left), during a tour of the Black River Fire Station renovation project on July 16. At right is Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.

5 years ago Local Government

Phase-One Renovation Of Black River Fire Station Completed

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that work has been completed on phase one of the $60-million renovation of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. "The first phase includes building a perimeter fence, expanding the capacity of the drain and building a new facility to house fire trucks,” he said, during a tour of...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is accompanied by Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (centre), and Principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Keith Wellington, during a tour of the emergency shelter at the institution, on Friday, July 16.

5 years ago Local Government

Emergency Shelters Ready in The West

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says 98 per cent of emergency shelters in Western Jamaica are ready to protect and care for displaced Jamaicans in the event of a disaster. Following tours of shelters in Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth on Thursday (July 15) and Friday (July 16), respectively, the Minister told journalists that the facilities...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is joined by Commercial Services Manager at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Fitz Davis (centre), and President of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, Richard Wallace, during a tour of the Negril Fruit & Vegetable Market in Westmoreland, on Thursday, July 15. Approximately $80 million is to be spent to rehabilitate the market.

5 years ago Local Government

Negril Fruit And Vegetable Market To Be Rehabilitated

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government intends to spend approximately $80 million to rehabilitate the Negril Fruit & Vegetable Market in Westmoreland. Mr. McKenzie toured the facility on Thursday, July 15, where he identified a number of issues. He told journalists that due to the state of the market, vendors opt to ignore...

St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.

5 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Three Community Projects Approved For St. Elizabeth

Three community projects, valued at $1.2 million, were recently approved under the Community Research and Development Programme for St. Elizabeth, says Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission (SDC), Alric Miller. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River, on July 8, Mr. Miller explained that the projects will each be allocated $400,000 and are to...

State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis (right), in discussion with Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson (left), and Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, while on a tour of the RWSL Artificial Underground Recharge System in Innswood, St. Catherine, on July 13.

5 years ago Local GovernmentWater

Underground Water Recharge System Being Explored For Clarendon

State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, says a plan is being looked at to establish an underground water recharge system in Clarendon. The State Minister, who toured the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) Artificial Underground Recharge System in Innswood, St. Catherine, on July 13, said the system will boost supply of the...