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McKenzie - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on October 10.

All Councillors To Attend Regional Platform On Disaster Risk Reduction

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says all Councillors from Municipalities across the island are expected to participate in the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20). The...

Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addressing the opening of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop at ODPEM’s Office in New Kington on Tuesday (October 15). Pictured (from left) are Consultants at the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution EmergencyTraining Centre (RAC/REMPEITC), Caribe, Roberto San Martin and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Patterson; and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

Gov’t Reviewing National Oil Spill Plan

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, emphasises a point while speaking on a Motion in the Senate today (October 11).

KSAMC Will Assist With Construction of Ramp at Gordon House

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10).

St. Ann to Get Additional $30 Million for Road Projects

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks to Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10). With the Minister are Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (centre); and Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality, Rovel Morris.

Water Shops To Be Constructed In St. Ann

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaicans must consider their safety in times of disaster.

6 years ago Local Government

Jamaicans Must Consider Their Personal Safety In Disasters –Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling on Jamaicans to consider their personal safety and responsibility in disasters this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), on October 13. “The fact that global warming has now changed the course of how disasters operate, it is critical as a country that we observe the day and...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addressing Wednesday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

6 years ago CabinetLocal Government

Construction Of Yallahs Fire Station To Start Soon

Construction of the Yallahs Fire Station in St. Thomas is expected to begin shortly. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $109.49-million contract to Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited for the undertaking. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Mr. Samuda said the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on October 3.

6 years ago Local Government

Municipal Corporations To Get New Water Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that municipal corporations will be equipped with new water trucks during financial year 2020/2021. “We are going to be providing right across the country, in the new financial year coming, at least one water truck for every municipal corporation in Jamaica to assist in the distribution of water to...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Retirement Water Shop in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on October 3.

6 years ago Local Government

Talks Under Way For Renovation Of Santa Cruz Market

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is in discussions with the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation regarding the renovation of the Santa Cruz market in the parish. “Santa Cruz is developing into one of our fastest growing town centres in Jamaica and there is a need for a response,” said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “We are going to...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new programmes and policies offered by the Facility and how it can strengthen its engagement with member governments, like Jamaica. CCRIF SPC was created to limit the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes, earthquakes and excess rainfall. From left are Co-leader of the CCRIF Risk Management Specialist Team, Dr. Mario Ordaz; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; Head of the Technical Assistance Programme, Corporate Communications and the Strategic Planning Team, CCRIF, Elizabeth Emanuel; and Acting Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

6 years ago Local Government

PHOTOS: CCRIF Meeting At the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Office

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 8) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

6 years ago Local Government

Delegation From KSAMC To Visit Yantai In China

A delegation from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to visit the city of Yantai, China, from October 12 to 16. The party will comprise Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, Councillors Duane Smith and Audrey Smith-Facey, a member of the Corporation’s engineering department as well as a representative from the Port Authority of Jamaica. Speaking...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), assists 95-year-old Nora Johnson (left), in cutting the ribbon to symbolically open her new home during a ceremony in Mendez District, Point Hill, St. Catherine, on Monday (October 7). Also assisting is Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Ms. Johnson was provided with the studio unit under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme.

6 years ago HousingLocal Government

St. Catherine Senior Citizen Receives New Home Under Gov’t’s Indigent Housing Programme

Ninety-five-year-old Nora Johnson, a resident of Mendez District in Point Hill, St. Catherine, is the latest recipient of a new home under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme, which is expected to significantly improve her standard of living. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, presented her with the keys to the newly constructed dwelling during a ceremony in...