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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith makes a presentation during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (November 27).

Local Government Elections Postponed

The postponement of the local government elections has been sanctioned by members of the Senate. Government and Opposition Senators have approved amendments to temporarily modify the Representation of the People Act (ROPA), to allow the local government elections to be...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks in the House of Representatives on November 24 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Local Government Elections Delayed

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore (left), with a tablet, during a ceremony for the handing over of technical equipment valued at $7.8 million to the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Friday (November 20), at the Corporation’s building in Savanna-La-Mar. Sharing in the moment is Senior Social Development Officer at JSIF, Shunelle Nevers.

Westmoreland Municipal Corporation Receives Technical Equipment Valued At $7.8 Million From JSIF

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engaging with students following a ceremony for the handover of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme at the Denham Town Primary School in Western Kingston on November 20. The students (from left) are Andre Burke, St. Anne’s Primary; Thaliah Allen, Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre; and Camelia Howell, Denham Town Primary.

Jamaicans Urged to Avoid Large Gatherings During Festive Season

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. (File photo)

NSWMA Boss Says Jamaicans Will Have A Clean Christmas

Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

5 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Ready To Proceed With Work On Waste Disposal Site At Winchester In St. Thomas

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says the agency is ready to proceed with work on the proposed waste disposal site at Winchester in St. Thomas. This, he informed, will replace the existing facility at Church Corner in the parish capital, Morant Bay. Mr. Gordon told JIS News that preliminary activities, including acquisition of...

The York Castle catchment tank in St. Ann.

5 years ago Local Government

Local Gov’t Ministry Conducting Minor Water Supplies Audit

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is conducting an audit of minor water supplies islandwide, in furtherance of improvement measures outlined in the National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan 2019. Two of the measures regard rehabilitation and maintenance of community catchment tanks, and strengthening the capacity of households and entities to utilise rainfall harvesting to augment water...

Kingston Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

5 years ago Local GovernmentTransport

KSAMC Exploring Alternative Routes to Access Communities Along Gordon Town Road

Kingston Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says several potential alternative routes are being explored to restore access to communities along Gordon Town Road in St. Andrew, where many residents have been marooned as a result of landslides on that stretch. Sections of the road have also been severely damaged, consequent on recent rains, rendering the corridor impassable. Senator Williams said...

5 years ago Local Government

Residents In Marooned Communities Urged To Bury Their Garbage

Several communities in rural St Andrew and eastern parishes remain marooned, following recent heavy rains across the island. Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, Mr. Audley Gordon, is encouraging residents in these communities to bury their garbage until the communities are accessible. “About 60% of our waste is organic in nature and residents can bury these by...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing Tuesday

5 years ago Local Government

KSAMC Identifying Alternative Routes for Gordon Town Residents Impacted by Landslides

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is looking at possible alternative routes to restore access to communities cut off by at least one major landslide along the Gordon Town Road in East Rural St. Andrew. Sections of the road have been severely damaged and made impassable following recent heavy rains. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, made...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 3.

5 years ago Local Government

Special Committee to Discuss Portmore Parish Motion

A Special Select Committee of Parliament has been established to deliberate on a motion to make the Portmore City Municipality Jamaica’s 15th parish. The committee will be chaired by St. Catherine South Central Member of Parliament, Dr. Andrew Wheatley. This was disclosed by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, as he tabled the motion during the sitting...

Officer in charge of Fire Prevention Division and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

5 years ago JIS Think TankLocal Government

Public Urged to Provide Correct Information to JFB Emergency Medical Service

Members of the public are being implored to provide the correct information about the condition of a patient when they call the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to access emergency medical services (EMS). Officer in charge of the Fire Prevention Division and Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks, said that there have been instances where, instead of telling the...