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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), breaks ground for the construction of a house for a needy family in Anchovy, Portland, on Tuesday (January 7). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), breaks ground for the construction of a house for a needy family in Anchovy, Portland, on Tuesday (January 7). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz.

35 Houses To Be Built For Needy Families By March 31

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that 35 houses will be delivered to indigent persons by the end of the financial year on March 31. “We are making a difference; we will continue to improve...
Emergency Medical Services Staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Corporal Taneisha Drummond (left), provides healthcare to Cooke Street resident, Tyreke Johnson, at a relief shelter during the flood-simulation exercise in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 7.
Emergency Medical Services Staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Corporal Taneisha Drummond (left), provides healthcare to Cooke Street resident, Tyreke Johnson, at a relief shelter during the flood-simulation exercise in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 7.

Flood Simulation Exercise Undertaken In Westmoreland
Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.
Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

Somerton Road In St. James Rehabilitated
Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left), presents a Certificate of Commendation to NSWMA Supervisor, Dennis Williams, on Tuesday (January 7), at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, during the NSWMA Directors/Managers meeting.
Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left), presents a Certificate of Commendation to NSWMA Supervisor, Dennis Williams, on Tuesday (January 7), at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, during the NSWMA Directors/Managers meeting.

NSWMA Workers Recognised
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NSWMA Finalising Regulations To Bolster Mandate

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of finalising three seminal Regulations to bolster its mandate as regulators of solid waste management. These are the National Solid Waste Management (Disposal of Solid Waste Facilities) Regulations; the National Solid Waste Management (Disposal of Hazardous Waste) (Electronic & Electrical) Regulations; and the National Solid Waste Management (Public Cleansing)...
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(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.
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Ministry Builds On Success Of YSEP

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is building on the success of its Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), to further benefit the county’s youth and advance the local governance agenda. “We looked at about 230 of these young persons from the programme and placed them through the HEART Trust/NTA for certification, because there is a demand in local...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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Over 2,000 Young Jamaicans Benefited from Social Development Commission Support in 2019

More than 2,000 young Jamaicans benefited from social and grant assistance programmes that were administered by the Social Development Commission (SDC) during 2019. This was disclosed by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a recent press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. He said the SDC was instrumental in developing 418 new areas of opportunities, which...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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Construction of New May Pen Fire Station to Commence in 2020/21

Construction of the new May Pen Fire Station in Clarendon is expected to commence in the 2020/21 financial year. This was disclosed by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. He also advised that discussions are far advanced for the construction of two additional fire stations, one...
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National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Chairman, Dennis Chung, addresses journalists during a recent media briefing at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kington.
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NSWMA Up To Date With Audited Financial Statements

Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, says the agency is now up to date with its audited financial statements. Speaking during a recent press briefing at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston, Mr. Chung said this was one of the agency’s major objectives for 2019. Noting that the entity was nine...
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Director of Information and Training at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White, speaks at the quarterly press briefing held recently at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston.
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ODPEM To Train MSMEs In Business Continuity Planning

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will train an additional 200 micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) owners in business continuity planning in the coming year. “The training will be expanded in 2020, when we will collaborate with the municipal corporations and have an additional 200 persons trained… so that they can get their businesses back up...
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