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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), examines a fire proximity boot, part of a number of equipment donated to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) by the United States Embassy in Kingston. At left is Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy, Kingston, Eric Khant; and at right is Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew, JFB, Julian Davis-Buckle. The handover ceremony was held on Monday (July 15) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road address in Kingston. The equipment is valued at over $30 million.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), examines a fire proximity boot, part of a number of equipment donated to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) by the United States Embassy in Kingston. At left is Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy, Kingston, Eric Khant; and at right is Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew, JFB, Julian Davis-Buckle. The handover ceremony was held on Monday (July 15) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road address in Kingston. The equipment is valued at over $30 million.

Jamaica Fire Brigade Receives More Equipment

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has received equipment from the United States Embassy in Kingston to strengthen its capacity. Valued at over $30 million, the first responder equipment includes 42 fire proximity suits, 244 fire proximity gloves, 27 fire boots,...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Gov’t Building Financial Resilience Against Disasters
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (July 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (July 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Entertainment Events to be Limited at Hope Gardens
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents outgoing United States of America (USA) Chargé d’Affaires to Jamaica, Eric Khant, with copies of publications from the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Mr. Khant paid a farewell call on the Minister on July 8, at the Ministry.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents outgoing United States of America (USA) Chargé d’Affaires to Jamaica, Eric Khant, with copies of publications from the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Mr. Khant paid a farewell call on the Minister on July 8, at the Ministry.

Outgoing USA Chargé D’affaires Commends Jamaica
Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James, Neil Barrett, addresses residents at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held recently, at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham.
Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James, Neil Barrett, addresses residents at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held recently, at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham.

St. James Residents Urged to Develop Family Disaster Plan

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Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham , St. James on Sunday ( June 30).
Local Government

St. James Residents Urged to Pay Attention to Disaster Bulletins

Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair, is encouraging citizens to pay close attention to disaster bulletins. Ms. Sinclair, who was addressing a community meeting at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham on Sunday (June 30), said that the advisories are instrumental in helping persons prepare for natural disasters. “There are three types of advisories that are issued –...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

PIMSEC Approves NSWMA’s Construction of Solid Waste Transfer Station in Trelawny

The Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC) has approved the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) construction of a new garbage transfer station in Trelawny. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, told JIS News that the station will serve as an area where trucks can deposit solid waste prior to being loaded onto larger vehicles and transported to designated disposal sites....
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is thanked by Director of Radio Turks and Caicos, Christopher Jarrett, after their radio interview about the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2020. Both were in attendance at the Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on June 27.
Local Government

Jamaica to Host Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20) by Jamaica, in July 2020, will be timely. Speaking in an interview with Radio Turks and Caicos at the inaugural Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium, in Providenciales, Turks...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon
Local Government

NSWMA Encourages Citizens to Invest in Reusables

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is encouraging citizens to purchase reusable containers, including shopping bags, in order to cut down on waste that goes to the landfills. “The NSWMA is strongly advocating for persons to buy reusable stuff; that’s why we support the ban on single-use plastic bags. We want to encourage the...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), who is also the Member of Parliament for West Kingston, observes while Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, signs the condolence book for the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Lying-in-State of his body at the Denham Town Community Centre today (June 11). [FILE]
CommunityLocal Government

St. Catherine Municipal Corporation Hails Mr. Seaga

Councillors at the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation paid homage to the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during a special sitting on Thursday (June 13). Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, who lead the tributes, noted that Mr. Seaga, who spent more than 40 years as a Member of Parliament and over eight years as head of...
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Parish Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness – St. James, Tamoy Sinclair.
Local Government

Municipal Corporations in the West Busy Preparing for Hurricane Season

Municipal Corporations in Western Jamaica are fast-tracking preparations for the 2019 Hurricane Season, which began on June 1 and ends on November 30. In St. James, Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Tamoy Sinclair, toldJIS News that key steps are being taken to ensure public safety throughout the period. She said that all 68 emergency shelters in the parish are inspected and given the green...
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