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Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Executives (from left) Julian Palmer, Gloria Henry, Edward Foster, Gabrielle Lee, Karlene May, Dania Monthrope, and Angella Whitter. The Montego Bay Convention Centre, where EXPO 2020 will be held in March. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis
Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Executives (from left) Julian Palmer, Gloria Henry, Edward Foster, Gabrielle Lee, Karlene May, Dania Monthrope, and Angella Whitter. The Montego Bay Convention Centre, where EXPO 2020 will be held in March. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis

Organisers Of Expo 2020 Confident Of Success

As St. James business interests and other stakeholders gear up for Expo 2020, organisers say they are confident this will be the biggest in the event’s 30-year history. Spearheaded by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

Gov’t Strengthening Disaster Risk Management In Portmore
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third right); Regional Coordinator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), Timothy Callaghan (third left); and Chief of the UNDRR Regional Office, Raul Salazar, share a photo opportunity with members of the local planning team for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean. Occasion was a meeting with partners and stakeholders at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office in Panama on February 5. From left are Director of Information and Training at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White; Principal Finance Officer in the Local Government Ministry, Anneisha Gordon-McFarlane; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third right); Regional Coordinator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), Timothy Callaghan (third left); and Chief of the UNDRR Regional Office, Raul Salazar, share a photo opportunity with members of the local planning team for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean. Occasion was a meeting with partners and stakeholders at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office in Panama on February 5. From left are Director of Information and Training at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White; Principal Finance Officer in the Local Government Ministry, Anneisha Gordon-McFarlane; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin.

Minister Mckenzie Commends US Support In Disaster And Humanitarian Response
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at the Ministry of Health & Wellness St. James Town Hall Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on February 6.
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at the Ministry of Health & Wellness St. James Town Hall Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on February 6.

Mayor Of Mobay Announces $4.5-Million Initiative To Fight Dengue
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), shakes hands with Regional Director for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bernt Aasen. The UNICEF Director head has pledged the organisation’s support for the inaugural youth forum to be held as part of the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean from July 7 to 10 in Montego Bay, St. James.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), shakes hands with Regional Director for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bernt Aasen. The UNICEF Director head has pledged the organisation’s support for the inaugural youth forum to be held as part of the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean from July 7 to 10 in Montego Bay, St. James.

Heightening Stakeholder Expectations Ahead Of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Forum

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Budget 2020/2021Local Government

$239 Million Set Aside For IECSJ Project

A total of $239 million has been set aside for the Improvement of the Emergency Communication System in Jamaica (IECSJ) project. Details are outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), is to develop a national emergency communication system...
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Governor GeneralLocal GovernmentThrone Speech 2020

New Fire Stations For St. Thomas, St. Mary And St. James

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be constructing three new state-of-the-art fire stations in the parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary and St. James in 2020/21, under the Fire Safety and Protection Programme. In addition, four fire stations in Black River; Falmouth; Ocho Rios and St. Ann’s Bay are to be renovated during the year. Details were...
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Budget 2020/2021Governor GeneralLocal GovernmentThrone Speech 2020Water

Improved Access To Water For 180,000 Jamaicans

Approximately 180,000 rural residents will be provided with water solutions in the 2020/21 legislative year. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who delivered the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Tuesday (February 11) under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity.’ He said the...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), engages in a discussion with Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Godfrey Dyer (L); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Homer Davis, at the ceremony to break ground for the Canaan/Adelphi Water Supply System in Somerton, St. James, on February 5.
CommunityLocal GovernmentTourism

70,000 Residents To Benefit From Caanan/Adelphi Water Supply System

More than 70,000 residents of several communities in deep rural St. James will benefit from the establishment of the Caanan/Adelphi Water Supply System. The $300-million project is being undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) through partnership with Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), with funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). It will include installation of a 300,000-gallon storage tank,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the handover of a home for an indigent resident of Stettin, South Trelawny, on January 29.
Local Government

South Trelawny To Get Fire Station

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced plans to construct a fire station to serve the hilly communities of southern Trelawny. He said that the process to build the new facility will commence in the 2020/2021 financial year, which gets under way on April 1. The Minister was speaking at the handover of a home...
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