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Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (left), greets Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Major Clive Davis, at a recent media workshop jointly hosted by the entities at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel, New Kingston.
Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (left), greets Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Major Clive Davis, at a recent media workshop jointly hosted by the entities at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel, New Kingston.

ODPEM, Met Service Partnering with Media to Simplify Weather and Disaster-Related Information

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), and the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) are looking to strengthen collaborations with media partners to simplify how weather and disaster-related information is disseminated to the public. Journalists and weather...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), is presented with a representational cheque for $1 million by Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left). The presentation was made during a ceremony at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location on Friday (Aug. 24). The money will go towards further improving the security arrangements at the Riverton City Landfill in Kingston, following recent fires. Also pictured (from second left) are: Chairman, Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, Noel DaCosta; and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. The donation was made to the NSWMA through the company’s philanthropic arm, the Desnoes and Geddes Foundation.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), is presented with a representational cheque for $1 million by Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left). The presentation was made during a ceremony at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location on Friday (Aug. 24). The money will go towards further improving the security arrangements at the Riverton City Landfill in Kingston, following recent fires. Also pictured (from second left) are: Chairman, Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, Noel DaCosta; and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. The donation was made to the NSWMA through the company’s philanthropic arm, the Desnoes and Geddes Foundation.

Red Stripe Donates $1 Million to Enhance Security at Landfill
Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. (File)
Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. (File)

Kingston Municipal Corporation to Remove Illegal Signs
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National Works Agency Logo.

NWA to Implement Island Wide Patching Programme
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

New Anti-Litter Act to be Tabled by Year End

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Local Government

Second Phase of Drain Cleaning in Corporate Area to Begin Soon

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is set to begin its second phase of drain-cleaning activities shortly in several communities across the Corporate Area. Under this phase, critical drains in communities in 19 divisions of the Municipality will be cleaned. Already, under phase one, drains have been cleaned in communities in 21 divisions. Speaking to journalists following today’s...
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Local Government

NWC Undertakes Emergency Pipeline Works

Several sections of the Corporate Area will experience a disruption in water supply today and tomorrow (Saturday, August 11), from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This is due to emergency pipeline works being carried out by the National Water Commission (NWC). The works being carried out form part of the NWC’s ongoing Non-Revenue Water Reduction Programme, and involve the installation...
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Local GovernmentYouth

Local Government Ministry Takes 3,500 Youth for Summer Employment Programme

More than 3,500 youth from all parishes will participate in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP). The programme, which starts officially on Monday, August 13, will now last for six weeks, having been extended for an additional two weeks over last year. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provided...
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Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
Local Government

Successful Disposal of 6,000 Litres of Chemical Waste

The Hazardous Lab Waste Clean-up Ad Hoc Committee (HALWAC) has completed its pilot exercise for the incineration of 6,000 litres of toxic waste generated by public laboratories. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, said the exercise, which was undertaken by the Caribbean Cement Company and the...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

NSWMA to Assist With Relocation of Persons Living on Retirement Landfill

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has started negotiations with a government entity to secure lands to assist in the relocation of persons living on the Retirement Landfill in St. James. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on July...
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Workmen operate a road roller along a section of roadway under the Hagley Park Road Improvement project in St. Andrew. The US$56-million project falls under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).
Local Government

Multibillion-Dollar Road Upgrades to Ease Congestion, Boost Economic Activity

The Government of Jamaica is expending billions of dollars to upgrade major road segments in Kingston and St. Andrew in order to facilitate seamless travel by the commuting public and enhance connectivity to major markets and commercial centres, thereby boosting economic activity. The projects being undertaken are the US$19-million Constant Spring Road Improvement project, US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), speaks with Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung (centre), and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, at a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 30.
Local Government

Cabinet Gets Report on Fire at Riverton Landfill

Cabinet has received an update from Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on the fire at the Riverton Landfill in St. Andrew. During a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister today (July 30), the Minister also informed that he gave Cabinet an extensive update on the landfills across the country and what has...
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