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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie (centre), leads a tour of the Ocho Rios fire station in St. Ann with Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Area 2, Julian Davis-Buckle (right), and District Officer Seymor McDermott (left) on Friday (September 17).

From Sadness, Some Joy for Firefighter

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is to give the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann a much-needed facelift. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a visit to the station on Friday (September 17)...

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New Market Roadway in St. Elizabeth Still Impassable

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) firefighter, Nickalous Nelson (left), consoles colleague, Danieto Lawes, during a visit to the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Friday (September 17), to offer support to bereaved members in the aftermath of the untimely passing of JFB firefighters, Alex Williams and Stephan Walters, who were involved in a motor vehicle accident on September 13.

Minister Mckenzie Pledges Support For Late Firefighters’ Families

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‘Drum A Di Gate’ Gets Positive Response

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), addressing a media briefing on September 10 at the NSWMA’s offices in Kingston. Also pictured is Board Chairman of the NSWMA, Dennis Chung.

NSWMA To Get 50 Compactor Trucks

5 years ago Local Government

29 Street Lights Repaired In St. Elizabeth

Some 29 street lights have been repaired across St. Elizabeth by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for the July to August period. JPS Parish Manager for St. Elizabeth, David Lewis, made the disclosure while addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on September 9. “These repairs were done in five parish council divisions, namely Black River, where...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.

5 years ago Local Government

Role Of Municipal Corporations Underscored

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has underscored the role of Municipal Corporations in local governance. Speaking during a ‘Let’s Talk’ virtual forum on Monday (August 30), Councillor Vernon noted that Municipal Corporations work with other government agencies to administer and deliver wide-ranging services to citizens islandwide. He said these entities include the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), National Water...

A section of participants in the sixth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas held in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2018. Registration for the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean is now open and will remain open until October 15. The Regional Platform will be held virtual from November 1 to 4. Photo: Contributed, UNDRR

5 years ago Local Government

RP21 Registration Is Now Open

Registration for participating in the upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) is now officially open. Interested individuals and groups from Jamaica and across the wider Caribbean region and North and South America can now apply by visiting the platform registration page at https://rp-americas.undrr.org/rp-americas-registration. To register, interested persons must provide a valid...

External Relations Officer at the Regional Office of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Saskia Carusi. The UNDRR, in partnership with the Government of Jamaica is staging the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean and is inviting applications to the Platform

5 years ago Local Government

Ideas Needed For Risk Reduction In The Americas

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is extending the application deadline and calling on Jamaica and the wider Caribbean to submit their innovative ideas for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas. Registration reopens on September 5 and will close on the 15th. The Regional Platform will be held virtually November 1 to...

External Relations Officer at the Regional Office of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Saskia Carusi. Registration for those desirous of participating in the virtual staging of the 7th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean will open on September 5. Photo: Charnele Henry

5 years ago Local Government

RP21 Registration To Resume

Registration for participation in the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) will resume by September 5. The Regional Platform, which was slated to be held July 8 to 10, 2020 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, had to be postponed due to the global health pandemic. The event will now be hosted virtually from...

Director-General (Ag) of Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson. (JIS File Photo)

5 years ago Local GovernmentWeather

Protect Your Property From Hurricanes – ODPEM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is encouraging persons to take the time to ensure that their properties are protected in the event that a tropical cyclone should affect the island. Speaking recently on the JIS Television Programme ‘Get the Facts’, Acting Director-General at the ODPEM, Richard Thompson, said the roof of the house should be thoroughly...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a recent groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of housing units in the community of Belrock, in St. Andrew.

5 years ago Local Government

100 Houses To Be Built For The Indigent

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the government is intensifying efforts to deliver 100 indigent houses during the 2021/2022 financial year. He said the programme will commence in West Central St. Andrew, then it will move to South West St. Andrew, Central Kingston, West Kingston, and other constituencies across the island, as well as the...