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Students executing the earthquake duck, cover and hold method, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 31).
Students executing the earthquake duck, cover and hold method, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 31).

Earthquake Simulation Exercise At Primary School In St. Elizabeth

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, through the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee, conducted an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School, in Treasure Beach, on Friday (January 31). The exercise, which formed part of the parish’s...
The house constructed under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme in Martha Brae, Trelawny. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the house to Vernice and Lloyd Dell, at a ceremony in the community, on Wednesday (January 29)
The house constructed under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme in Martha Brae, Trelawny. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the house to Vernice and Lloyd Dell, at a ceremony in the community, on Wednesday (January 29)

Local Government Minister Hands Over Two Indigent Houses
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Off The Shores of Cuba
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Emphasis On Earthquake Awareness All Year
Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.
Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.

ODPEM Stages Successful Earthquake Drill In New Kingston

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Local Economic Development Officer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, David Wright, speaking during Tuesday’s (January 14) media launch for the 2020 Kingston City Marathon, at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.
Local Government

$140-Million Homeless Shelter to Be Completed by Early Next Year

Construction of a $140-million state-of-the art adult transitional centre in downtown Kingston for homeless persons is projected for completion by the end of 2020 or early 2021. The Ministry of local Government and Community Development is spearheading the project, which is expected to provide temporary shelter for just over 100 persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area. It...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, presides over today’s (January 14) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, downtown Kingston.
Local Government

KSAMC Ratifies Presentation Of Keys To Miss World

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has ratified the conferment of the Keys to the City of Kingston on Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh. The resolution was passed at today’s (January 14) meeting of the Corporation in downtown Kingston. Miss Singh was presented with the keys during a cultural tribute, held in her honour at Emancipation Park in...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a Town Hall Meeting, held on Thursday (January 9), at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.  
Local Government

National Earthquake-Readiness Committee to be Established

To better prepare the society for an earthquake, a new National Earthquake Readiness Committee will soon be established by the Government. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Thursday (January 9) at a Town Hall Meeting held at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland. “We are now prepared to take...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaking with Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (left) and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Hon. Ann-Marie Vaz, after the Portland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Port Antonio on Thursday (January 9).
Local Government

Lands For New Public Cemetery In Portland Being Identified

The Portland Municipal Corporation is looking to identify lands for the establishment of a new cemetery for the parish. Speaking to JIS News after the Corporation’s monthly meeting at its Chambers in Port Antonio on Thursday (January 9), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the objective is to meet the growing demand for public...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens to Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz, at the Portland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Port Antonio, on Thursday (January 9).
Local Government

Construction Of Water Shop In Portland To Begin By End Of January

Funds will be released on Monday (January 13) for the construction of the first of two water shops in the parish of Portland, to meet the needs of residents in drought-affected communities. This announcement was made by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Thursday (January 9), in the parish. In an interview with JIS News...
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Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday, January 9.
Local Government

Mayor Says St. Elizabeth Municipality Will Be Proactive To Deal With Drought

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, says the Municipality will be proactive in its approach to mitigate the effects of drought in the parish, as the country enters yet another dry period. Mr. Sangster, who was addressing Thursday’s (January 9) monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River, cited a recent report from the Meteorological Service...
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