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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Message to participant in the Local Government and Community Month 2019 Cross- Island Run, Kelly Ann Fraser. The occasion was the launch of the event on Thursday (October 17) at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Message to participant in the Local Government and Community Month 2019 Cross- Island Run, Kelly Ann Fraser. The occasion was the launch of the event on Thursday (October 17) at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

PHOTOS: Launch of Local Government and Community Month Cross-Island Run

McKenzie - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on October 10.
McKenzie - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on October 10.

All Councillors To Attend Regional Platform On Disaster Risk Reduction
Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addressing the opening of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop at ODPEM’s Office in New Kington on Tuesday (October 15). Pictured (from left) are Consultants at the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution EmergencyTraining Centre (RAC/REMPEITC), Caribe, Roberto San Martin and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Patterson; and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady.
Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addressing the opening of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop at ODPEM’s Office in New Kington on Tuesday (October 15). Pictured (from left) are Consultants at the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution EmergencyTraining Centre (RAC/REMPEITC), Caribe, Roberto San Martin and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Patterson; and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

Gov’t Reviewing National Oil Spill Plan
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, emphasises a point while speaking on a Motion in the Senate today (October 11).
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, emphasises a point while speaking on a Motion in the Senate today (October 11).

KSAMC Will Assist With Construction of Ramp at Gordon House
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10).

St. Ann to Get Additional $30 Million for Road Projects

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks to Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10). With the Minister are Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (centre); and Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality, Rovel Morris.
Local Government

Water Shops To Be Constructed In St. Ann

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says water shops are to be constructed in St. Ann in the 2020/2021 financial year. Mr. McKenzie made the disclosure during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10). “We are working to include in the new budget year, based on representation...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaicans must consider their safety in times of disaster.
Local Government

Jamaicans Must Consider Their Personal Safety In Disasters –Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling on Jamaicans to consider their personal safety and responsibility in disasters this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), on October 13. “The fact that global warming has now changed the course of how disasters operate, it is critical as a country that we observe the day and...
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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addressing Wednesday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Construction Of Yallahs Fire Station To Start Soon

Construction of the Yallahs Fire Station in St. Thomas is expected to begin shortly. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $109.49-million contract to Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited for the undertaking. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Mr. Samuda said the...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on October 3.
Local Government

Municipal Corporations To Get New Water Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that municipal corporations will be equipped with new water trucks during financial year 2020/2021. “We are going to be providing right across the country, in the new financial year coming, at least one water truck for every municipal corporation in Jamaica to assist in the distribution of water to...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Retirement Water Shop in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on October 3.
Local Government

Talks Under Way For Renovation Of Santa Cruz Market

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is in discussions with the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation regarding the renovation of the Santa Cruz market in the parish. “Santa Cruz is developing into one of our fastest growing town centres in Jamaica and there is a need for a response,” said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “We are going to...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new programmes and policies offered by the Facility and how it can strengthen its engagement with member governments, like Jamaica. CCRIF SPC was created to limit the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes, earthquakes and excess rainfall. From left are Co-leader of the CCRIF Risk Management Specialist Team, Dr. Mario Ordaz; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; Head of the Technical Assistance Programme, Corporate Communications and the Strategic Planning Team, CCRIF, Elizabeth Emanuel; and Acting Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
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PHOTOS: CCRIF Meeting At the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Office

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 8) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Local Government

Delegation From KSAMC To Visit Yantai In China

A delegation from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to visit the city of Yantai, China, from October 12 to 16. The party will comprise Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, Councillors Duane Smith and Audrey Smith-Facey, a member of the Corporation’s engineering department as well as a representative from the Port Authority of Jamaica. Speaking...
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