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Montego Bay Mayor and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Corporation in St. James on July 25.

Mayor of Mobay Calls on Residents to Help Rid City of Rodents

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says residents of the city must be more mindful of their waste disposal habits as stakeholders redouble their efforts to curb rodent infestation. At a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the...

Acting Director of Planning at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Michael Whittaker, emphasises a point at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Corporation, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, July 25.

St. James Municipal Corporation Informs About New Building Fees

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke (left); Senior Librarian and Acting Public Education Officer at the WRA, Roshelle Archer-James and Senior Hydrogeologist at the WRA, Kevin Chambers, take part in an interview with JIS News.

Water Resources Authority Says Sources Are Not Critically Low

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Thursday (July 25).

Multistorey Car Parks for Montego Bay Being Explored

Some of the 300-plus youth attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) orientation session for the annual Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) in 2018.

KSAMC Expands Activities Under the Youth Summer Employment Programme

Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (left), and Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Disaster Coordinator, Terry Forrester, at the recent launch of the KSAMC’s Disaster Management Poster Competition. The KSAMC is now focusing on the training of its Shelter Managers to prepare them for disaster response in the hurricane season.

7 years ago Local Government

Training for Shelter Managers in Kingston

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to provide training for shelter managers in first aid and shelter management practices. “We will be pulling together all shelter managers that we have, to brief them on what is expected of the [hurricane] season. We are also looking to do first-aid training with about 30 of them, and we will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), affixes his signature to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see the Government and Caribbean Cement Company (Carib Cement) collaborating to remove and dispose of between 1.5 to 2 million tyres from the Riverton City Landfill. Also taking part (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Permament Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry Martin; and outgoing General Manager, Carib Cement, Peter Donkersloot. The signing took place at Jamaica House on Monday (July 22).

7 years ago EnvironmentLocal Government

Government Partners with Carib Cement to Remove Tyres From Riverton

The Government is partnering with the Caribbean Cement Company to remove between 1.5 and two million tyres from the Riverton City landfill. This will be initially facilitated under a pilot project expected to last 40 days and, thereafter, fully rolled out over time. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed at Jamaica House on Monday (July 22) to undertake the...

Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Service, Mrs. Julian Davis-Buckle is assisted by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Chargé d’Affairs, United States Embassy, Eric Khant (left), to remove a fire proximity jacket from a clothing hanger. Occasion was the handover ceremony for fire equipment on Monday (July 15), at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road in Kingston, donated by the United States Embassy in Kingston.

7 years ago Local Government

JFB Official Encourages Persons to Call Emergency Numbers

Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Service, Julian Davis-Buckle, is encouraging members of the public to use the emergency numbers of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) in the event of an emergency. The direct lines for the JFB in Kingston are (876) 922-2121 or (876) 922-2122. The switchboard number for the JFB in Kingston is (876) 922-2127- 9. Persons are...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the 2019 launch of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 18.

7 years ago Local GovernmentYouth

Minister Says YSEP Contributes to Low Unemployment Rate

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), now in its third year, has contributed to the recent decline in the country’s unemployment rate. The Minister was speaking at the 2019 launch of YSEP at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 18. The latest quarterly survey...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), interacts with Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) participant, Oshin Powell, following the launch of the programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Thursday (July 18).

7 years ago Local GovernmentYouth

Local Government Ministry to Employ 4,000 Youth This Summer

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) has been expanded to engage approximately 4,000 persons this year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, made the disclosure at the launch of YSEP 2019 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (July 18). “We started in (2017) with 2,700 and we went up...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the recent launch of the website for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. The conference will be held in Montego Bay, St. James, from July 8 to 10, 2020.

7 years ago Local Government

Jamaica’s Hosting of Disaster Risk Reduction Conference Significant – Minister McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that Jamaica’s hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20) in 2020 is a significant achievement. Aside from the Regional Platform being held in the region for the first time, Jamaica was able to successfully advocate for the name of...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in conversation with Action Programme Alignment and Capacity Building Officer, Science, Technology and Implementation (STI), at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox, when he called on the Minister at the Ministry on Hagley Park Road in Kingston, on July 16.

7 years ago Local Government

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Courtesy Call

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in conversation with Action Programme Alignment and Capacity Building Officer, Science, Technology and Implementation (STI), at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox, when he called on the Minister at the Ministry on Hagley Park Road in Kingston, on July 16.