Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be acquiring two ambulances for two infirmaries next year. Mr. McKenzie advised that one each will be assigned to the Portland Infirmary and the St. Elizabeth Infirmary. He was speaking at the Ministry’s Christmas Dinner for residents of the St. James Infirmary, which was held at...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be convening a meeting with the Ministry of Health and Wellness on December 27, to outline further steps to be taken in the fight against dengue. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement while speaking at Thursday’s (December 12) Monthly Meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) have partnered on a multidimensional mural project titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’. The project, which will be undertaken in three phases, aims to promote the international designations Kingston has received and highlight opportunities for Kingston to showcase, in creative ways, the essence...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says work is advanced on the rehabilitation of the historic Ward Theatre to facilitate its reopening in 2020. “We will complete the project towards the end of next year and we will have an event… inside this theatre,” the Mayor said during a tour of the venue located in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday...

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says that although the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season has officially ended, Jamaicans should always be in a state of readiness and preparedness to deal with weather events. He said this is crucial, as climate change has resulted in adverse weather conditions occurring even outside of the hurricane season, which traditionally runs...

   

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has issued a call for volunteers from western parishes to participate in the Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20). The three-day conference will be held from July 8 to 10 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Addressing a sensitisation...