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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (right) addresses a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 1). Others (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and Director of the Meteorological Services Division, Evan Thompson.
Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (right) addresses a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 1). Others (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and Director of the Meteorological Services Division, Evan Thompson.

Jamaicans More Responsive to Disaster Warnings

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, says that Jamaicans have made strides in terms of their responsiveness to the threat of natural disasters. Speaking in an interview with JIS News at...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.

Funds Available for Drain Cleaning – McKenzie
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.

Gov’t to Enforce Emergency Evacuation Warnings
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.

Gov’t Closes Emergency Centres
Prime Minister the Most Honourable Andrew.
Prime Minister the Most Honourable Andrew.

PM Commends National Disaster Response Team

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All Blocked Roads to be Cleared Today

All roads that are blocked as a result of Tropical Storm Earl will be cleared by the end of Wednesday (August 3). Speaking at a press conference at the Office at the Prime Minister today (August 3) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, informed that the National Works Agency (NWA) and parish councils are working to...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a training session for technical and senior officers in the local authorities at the Bureau of Standards headquarters in Kingston, recently. The training session is part of efforts by the Ministry to ensure good building practices and compliance with existing building standards.
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Ministry Moves to Strengthen Compliance with Building Standards

Technical and senior officers in the local authorities recently benefited from a special training session aimed at strengthening their monitoring of building projects. The training was part of efforts by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to encourage good building practices and compliance with existing standards, in order to mitigate against construction mishaps. University of the West Indies...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

Additional Renovations for Spanish Town Infirmary

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says provisions are being for additional renovations at the Spanish Town Infirmary in St. Catherine. He assures that the Ministry will provide “whatever is required” from its Equalization Fund for this undertaking. The Minister has also committed funding support to upgrade the building housing the St. Catherine Parish Council which oversees...
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Severe Weather Safeguards Urged

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging residents in low-lying and flood prone areas to take the necessary safeguards in the event of flooding resulting from severe weather conditions threatening Jamaica. He directed this appeal particularly to persons living in the southern parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, Clarendon, Manchester, St. Thomas and St. Elizabeth. The...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right, foreground), meets with vendors inside a section of the Old Harbour market in St. Catherine on July 29.
Local Government

Discussions Underway to Renovate Old Harbour Market

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and St. Catherine Parish Council are in discussions regarding renovation of the Old Harbour market which was damaged by fire. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a tour of the St. Catherine-based facility on July 29. Mr. McKenzie said the Council has been asked to submit draft designs...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe (right), introduces Japan
Local Government

NSWMA Undertakes Plastic Bottle Recycling Project

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will undertake a $7.5-million recycling pilot project in three communities, beginning in August. The ‘Waste Reduction through Waste Separation, Waste Diversion and Recycling Project’ aims to reduce the high volume of plastic bottles at the Riverton disposal site. It will involve partnership with various stakeholders in the recycling of plastic containers. Approximately 2,000...
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St. James Public Health Nurse, Mae Parchment (seated), accepts a wheelchair on behalf of a recipient at the handover ceremony of 275 wheelchairs at the New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 19. To Ms. Parchment’s left is Matt Andrews, one of the principal organisers, and to her right are Dave Payerchin, another of the organisers, and Evangelist Errol Rattray.
Local Government

Wheelchairs Presented to Needy Persons

Some 275 wheelchairs were handed over to persons at the New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 19. The Errol Rattray Evangelistic Association, a local faith-based humanitarian organisation, as well as the charity group, Ja’ Mobility, out of California, United States, made the donation to families of amputees and bedridden patients. Businessman Matt Andrews, a...
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