In another two weeks, the community of Pennants in Clarendon will have its first water shop, which was built at a cost of $8 million. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at a Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation town hall meeting at Edwin Allen High School in Frankfield on September 20. He said the project...

Cabinet has approved the relocation of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development from its current location on Hagley Park Road in Kingston. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the recent sitting of the House of Representatives. He was responding to questions posed by Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Noel Arscott. Minister McKenzie indicated that...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be putting regulations in place to allow for mandatory evacuations in times of natural disaster. He said the regulations, which are far advanced, will make the Disaster Risk Management Act more effective, particularly in relation to compulsory evacuations from areas deemed vulnerable to severe weather such...

A move to establish a permanent facility for homeless persons in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has been made by the Ministry of Health with a donation of $4 million. Through a partnership involving the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), with a contribution of $1.1 million, the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and the National Health Fund (NHF), the home will be constructed...

An Emergency Medical Service (EMS) has been set up at the Portmore Fire Station in St. Catherine. This emergency medical service site will respond to road crashes along some of the major highways that meet in this area. A ceremony to officially launch the programme was held on Friday (September 15) at the Portmore Fire Station in Waterford, St. Catherine....

Emergency Medical Technicians attached to the recently launched Portmore Emergency Medical Service (EMS) say they are eager to begin serving the people of the area. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Corporal Laticka Thomas said now that she has completed her training, she is ready to offer assistance when needed. “It was hard, very hard but I was able...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will be hosting two disaster preparedness and mitigation town halls in Clarendon next week. The community sessions will be held at the Edwin Allen High School in Frankfield on Wednesday (September 20) and at the St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall, Church Street, on Thursday (September 21). The meetings, which are...