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Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham , St. James on Sunday ( June 30).
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham , St. James on Sunday ( June 30).

St. James Residents Urged to Pay Attention to Disaster Bulletins

Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair, is encouraging citizens to pay close attention to disaster bulletins. Ms. Sinclair, who was addressing a community meeting at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham on Sunday (June 30), said that the...
Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a community meeting at the Ginger Ridge Primary School in the parish, where he gave details about a water supply project. Also pictured are Regional Manager, National Water Commission (NWC), Gawain Johnson (left); and Community Development Officer, Rural Water Supply Limited, Winston Simon.
Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a community meeting at the Ginger Ridge Primary School in the parish, where he gave details about a water supply project. Also pictured are Regional Manager, National Water Commission (NWC), Gawain Johnson (left); and Community Development Officer, Rural Water Supply Limited, Winston Simon.

Hundreds to Benefit from Upgrading of Ginger Ridge/Connors Water Scheme
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

PIMSEC Approves NSWMA’s Construction of Solid Waste Transfer Station in Trelawny
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is thanked by Director of Radio Turks and Caicos, Christopher Jarrett, after their radio interview about the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2020. Both were in attendance at the Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on June 27.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is thanked by Director of Radio Turks and Caicos, Christopher Jarrett, after their radio interview about the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2020. Both were in attendance at the Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on June 27.

Jamaica to Host Disaster Risk Reduction Conference
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon

NSWMA Encourages Citizens to Invest in Reusables

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), who is also the Member of Parliament for West Kingston, observes while Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, signs the condolence book for the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Lying-in-State of his body at the Denham Town Community Centre today (June 11). [FILE]
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St. Catherine Municipal Corporation Hails Mr. Seaga

Councillors at the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation paid homage to the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during a special sitting on Thursday (June 13). Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, who lead the tributes, noted that Mr. Seaga, who spent more than 40 years as a Member of Parliament and over eight years as head of...
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Parish Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness – St. James, Tamoy Sinclair.
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Municipal Corporations in the West Busy Preparing for Hurricane Season

Municipal Corporations in Western Jamaica are fast-tracking preparations for the 2019 Hurricane Season, which began on June 1 and ends on November 30. In St. James, Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Tamoy Sinclair, toldJIS News that key steps are being taken to ensure public safety throughout the period. She said that all 68 emergency shelters in the parish are inspected and given the green...
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Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses the monthly meeting of the Corporation on Thursday (June 13).
Local Government

Road Repair and Beautification Project for Mobay

A number of communities in Montego Bay are to benefit from road repair and beautification works under ‘Operation Restore Paradise’. “We will do some patching of potholes, some painting of curb walls, and repair of some drainage systems,” said Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis.   “We will be looking at...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, discuss preparations for the final resting place of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the National Heroes Park on Thursday (June 13).
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Preparations for Mr. Seaga’s Final Resting Place on Track

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says preparations for the final resting place of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, are on track. On Thursday (June 13), Mr. McKenzie and officers from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), visited National Heroes Park, where the nation’s national heroes, prime ministers, and many cultural...
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Councillor for the Gordon Town Division, Neville Whittaker, signs the condolence book for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s Church Street offices in downtown Kingston on June 11. (FILE)
Local Government

KSAMC to Convene Special Sitting to Pay Tribute to Edward Seaga

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to convene a special sitting at which Councillors will offer tributes to the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, who died on May 28 at age 89. This was disclosed by Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, during today’s (June 11) meeting of the Corporation in downtown Kingston....
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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin Haughton, speaking at a recent Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) press conference at the ODPEM’s Haining Road offices in St. Andrew.
Local Government

Fire Brigade Strengthening Disaster Response

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is fortifying its capacity to respond to emergencies during times of disaster. This includes undertaking primary functions such as fire management and search and rescue; and secondary tasks, including assisting with the clearing of roadways, recovery of fatalities, and transportation of persons to medical facilities and shelter. JFB Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), joins in the breaking of ground for construction of the new Barnett Street Fire Station in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (June 6). Others (from left) are: Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis; Managing Director of Pave-Con Limited, Bryan Ingleton; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Senior Director of the Parochial Revenue Fund in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Rupert Pryce and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
Local Government

Ground Broken for New Barnett Street Fire Station

Ground was broken, on Thursday (June 6), for construction of a $534.9 million fire station at Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St. James. The project, which is slated to be completed over 12 months, is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Programme (DVRP). The new fire station, which will have the capacity...
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