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Communication and Customer Service Manager, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, addresses stakeholders on the Ferris to Mackfield road reconstruction project in Westmoreland, on Thursday, April 26. At left is Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz.
Communication and Customer Service Manager, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, addresses stakeholders on the Ferris to Mackfield road reconstruction project in Westmoreland, on Thursday, April 26. At left is Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz.

NWA Commences Reconstruction of Ferris to Mackfield Road in Westmoreland

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced reconstruction of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland at a cost of US$24.9 million. The 14-kilometre stretch of roadway will be widened, and there will be improvement in the drains and pedestrian...
Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (right), listens as His Worship the Mayor of Montego Bay, Homer Davis (centre) makes a point to Chief Executive Officer, MBJ Airports Limited, Dr. Raphael Echevarne, at the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour (CHAT), held at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 27.
Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (right), listens as His Worship the Mayor of Montego Bay, Homer Davis (centre) makes a point to Chief Executive Officer, MBJ Airports Limited, Dr. Raphael Echevarne, at the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour (CHAT), held at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 27.

Public Education Important for Hurricane Season – Thompson
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), along with Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon (right) present Parish Manager, Kingston and St. Andrew, SDC, Sandra Goulbourne, with the ‘Parish Manager of the Year 2017’ award during the organisation’s staff recognition awards ceremony at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine, on April 26.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), along with Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon (right) present Parish Manager, Kingston and St. Andrew, SDC, Sandra Goulbourne, with the ‘Parish Manager of the Year 2017’ award during the organisation’s staff recognition awards ceremony at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine, on April 26.

Property Tax Collection to be Intensified
Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson. (FILE)
Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson. (FILE)

Hurricane Specialists Arrive April 26
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left); and Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer, aboard one of the fireboats handed over to the Brigade during a ceremony at the Fire Boat Station in Newport East, Kingston, on April 16. During the ceremony, six emergency response vehicles, valued $385 million, were also handed over.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left); and Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer, aboard one of the fireboats handed over to the Brigade during a ceremony at the Fire Boat Station in Newport East, Kingston, on April 16. During the ceremony, six emergency response vehicles, valued $385 million, were also handed over.

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JFB Launches Fire Safety Campaign for Child Month

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) on Thursday (May 3) launched a public education campaign as part of activities for Child Month in May. Dubbed ‘Jamaica’s Future is on Fire... Mek Wi Fix It,’ the campaign, which will span the entire island, seeks to educate children on fire-safety practices and to extend these to friends and families. It involves collaboration with...
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Portland Municipal Corporation to Get New Building

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the Portland Municipal Corporation will be getting a new building soon. Addressing a special meeting of the Corporation in Port Antonio on May 3, the Minister said the time has come for the councillors to move out of the old building. “The technical team at the Ministry...
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Local Government

Drop-In Centre for the Homeless to be opened in Ocho Rios

A drop-in centre for homeless persons in the parish of St. Ann is to be opened in Ocho Rios in May. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is expected to open the centre, after participating in the regular monthly sitting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation. Speaking with JIS News, Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left) cuts the ribbon symbolising the official handover of four new fire trucks to the Jamaica Fire Brigade during a ceremony at the fire boat station, Newport East, Kingston, on April 16. Others sharing in the moment (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Chairman, Jamaica Fire Brigade Board of Directors, Russell Hadeed; and Commissioner Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer. During the ceremony, two firefighting boats were handed over. The vehicles are valued at approximately $385 million.
Local Government

Fire Brigade Gets Emergency Units

The fleet of the Jamaica Fire Brigade has been improved with the acquisition of six new emergency response vehicles valued at $385 million. The units include two firefighting boats, two fire engines and two pumper tankers. The firefighting boats are to be assigned to the parishes of Kingston and St. James, to serve the western part of the island. Minister...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), signs the ‘Kingston Accord’ from the three-day inaugural Caribbean Conference of Mayors, held from April 9 to 12, at a press conference at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston today (April 12). At left is Mayor of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Alderman Joel Martinez.
Local Government

Mayor Says Inaugural Conference Was Opportunity to Share Ideas

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the three-day inaugural Caribbean Conference of Mayors provided an opportunity for them to share developmental approaches in their respective countries. The event was held in Jamaica from April 9 to 12 under the theme ‘Caribbean Cities: Honouring the Past, Embracing a Smart Future’, with special focus on industrial opportunities, building linkages among...
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