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Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takeshi Takano (left), in conversation with Planning Manager, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Edson Carr, at the launch of the Rae Town plastic recycling pilot project on October 30, at the Courtyard by Marriott, in Kingston. The project seeks to reduce the volume of waste entering the Kingston Harbour and provide income-generating opportunities for community members.

Plastic Recycling Pilot Project Launched In Rae Town

The plastic recycling pilot project that has been launched in Rae Town, Kingston, will seek to reduce the volume of waste entering the harbour, and provide income-generating opportunities for community members. The two-year project is being implemented by the National...

Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, speaks at Portmore Holiness Christian Church in Hellshire, St. Catherine, on Sunday (October 27), at the start of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019.

PHOTOS: Fire And Life Safety Awareness Week 2019

Acting Assistant Commissioner and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

Slew Of Activities For Fire Safety Week

Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, addresses the recent handover ceremony for two compacter trucks to the agency, donated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew.

NSWMA Says Household Waste Is Priority, Not Cuttings

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (FFB), Stewart Beckford (left), peruses a pamphlet containing fire safety tips with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin, and head of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) in Jamaica, Takeshi Takano. Occasion was the launch of the JFB’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew on Friday (Oct. 25).

Fire Chief Raises Concern About False Calls

The Chief of Office for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Raul Salazar, addresses the opening of the Making Cities Resilient Workshop held at the Spanish Court Hotel, October 22 to 23. The UNDRR representative says Jamaica is on track for a successful platform in 2020.

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Jamaica On Track For Successful Regional Platform

Jamaica is on track for a successful hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform (RP20) for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2020. This is the word from Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Raul Salazar. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Salazar, who...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents businesswoman, T’Shura Gibbs, with her award at a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on National Heroes Day (October 21).

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Mayor Calls On Citizens To Support Security Forces

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, is appealing to residents to give the security forces the necessary assistance in the ongoing fight against crime and violence. Addressing a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on National Heroes Day (October 21), the Mayor said the security forces should be commended for the job they have been doing, especially...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the opening of the two-day ‘Making Cities Resilient’ workshop, on October 22, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being held under the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy’.

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Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, is currently hosting a two-day workshop in Kingston to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to make cities resilient against disasters. The focus is on the development and implementation of local Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies and action plans...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (seated, right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second left), sign a $217-million contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art fire station, in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the OPM, on October 22. Others participating in the ceremony are (from left): Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Head of Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphonso Reynolds. Observing (from left, standing) are JSIF Project Manager, Stacey-Anne Preston; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford; Procurement Officer at JSIF, Stacy Stupart, and Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung.

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Contract Signed For New Fire Station In Port Maria

The town of Port Maria in St. Mary should have a $217-million state-of-the-art fire station in 12 months, to be funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Contract for the project was signed on October 22, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in St. Andrew. The facility will house up to 80 firefighters, and serve more than...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Message to participant in the Local Government and Community Month 2019 Cross- Island Run, Kelly Ann Fraser. The occasion was the launch of the event on Thursday (October 17) at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

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PHOTOS: Launch of Local Government and Community Month Cross-Island Run

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Message to participant in the Local Government and Community Month 2019 Cross- Island Run, Kelly Ann Fraser. The occasion was the launch of the event on Thursday (October 17) at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

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.

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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 three-day event, which is slated to be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 8...

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.

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Gov’t Reviewing National Oil Spill Plan

The Government is in the process of reviewing and updating the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan in order to ensure that the country can effectively respond to such an incident. The review is in keeping with the country’s obligations under the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and is being undertaken through the collaborative efforts of the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution...