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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16).

Each Constituency To Get $16 Million For Road Patching, Debushing And Drain Cleaning

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that each constituency will be allocated $16 million for road patching, debushing, and drain-cleaning works. Mr. Holness made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (November...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing the recent sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill.

Jubilee And Stony Hill Markets To Reopen By February

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill, during a recent meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Mayor Calls On Vendors To Ply Wares In Orderly Manner

Deputy Superintendent of Roads and Works at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Saad Campbell.

Road Repairs Under Way In Montego Bay After Heavy Rains

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Monday (November 8), at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation. Photo: Kavanaugh Campbell

20,000 Masks To Be Distributed In St. James

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8). Photo: Kavanaugh Campbell

5 years ago Local Government

New Location For Montego Bay’s Christmas Tree

The St. James Municipal Corporation's 2021 staging of the annual Christmas Tree Lighting is scheduled for the new Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Monday, December 13. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams made the disclosure at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on Monday (November 8). He explained that...

5 years ago Local Government

St. James Municipal Corporation Says Vendors Must Sell In Designated Areas

The St. James Municipal Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to tighten the measures on vendors who sell outside the designated areas in downtown Montego Bay, St. James. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on November 8, Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, said there...

5 years ago Local Government

KSAMC To Launch Programme To Employ Some Members Of Homeless Community

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be launching a programme soon that will provide employment opportunities for members of the homeless community in the Municipality. Speaking to journalists following yesterday’s (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that more details will be provided on the...

5 years ago Local Government

Mayor Of Montego Bay Wants Business Owners To Spruce Up Establishments

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, is encouraging the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) to urge business owners in the city to give their establishments a facelift. Councillor Williams was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 8....

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses Tuesday

5 years ago Local Government

Red Rose Fish Market In Downtown Kingston To Reopen Next Week

The Red Rose Fish Market in downtown Kingston is scheduled for reopening next week. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, made the disclosure during today’s (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. “We are doing our final touches on the market and we will be opening the...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, on November 8.

5 years ago Local Government

St. James Municipal Corporation Working On Disaster Plan

St. James Municipal Corporation is actively working on a disaster plan to mitigate the effects of flooding and other natural disasters on the parish. Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, made the disclosure at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on November 8. Several sections of the parish experienced major flooding, infrastructure...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the closing ceremony of the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on November 4.

5 years ago Local Government

Youth Forum To Be Included In Future Regional Platforms Of UNDRR

Jamaica has moved a successful Motion for the inclusion of a Youth Forum in future Regional Platforms of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The announcement was made by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during his remarks at the closing ceremony of the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the...