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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in conversation with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, during the recent launch of ODPEM’s Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness 2019 campaign, in Kingston.

Provisions of Building Act Will Be Rigorously Enforced – Minister

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says provisions of the 2018 Building Act will be rigorously enforced. The legislation, which took effect on January 15, seeks to discourage new squatter settlements from being built, promote sustainable...

: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. In the background are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

NWA Initiates Review of Events That Caused Flooding of Roads

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford (third left), in discussion with (from left): Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (second left); and Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, following the official opening of the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and the handover of a fireboat and two new fire units, on December 28.

Commissioner of JFB Calls on Residents to Protect Fire Hydrants

National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston, on December 28,

NWC to Seek Funding for Projects to Boost Water Supplies in KMR

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (3rd right) cuts the ribbon symbolizing the official opening of the new Montego Bay fireboat station during a ceremony held at Freeport in St. James on December 28. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrod Pitkin; Mayor of Montgeo Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford and Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Board of Directors, Dr. Keith Amiel.

Montego Bay Fireboat Station Opens

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NWC Implements Water Schedule for Corporate Area and Sections of St. Catherine

The National Water Commission (NWC) has instituted a series of schedules to regulate water supplied to customers in sections of the Corporate Area and South East St. Catherine. This is in a bid to improve the distribution of water to areas being impacted by unrepairable breaks on the NWC’s Ferry/ Mandela transmission pipeline, and a combination of other issues on...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing an appreciation luncheon for Board members of affiliate agencies, hosted by the Minister, at 60 Hagley Park Road in Kingston on December 19.

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PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Hosts Luncheon for Board Members

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), conversing with (from second left) Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority, Audley Gordon; Chairman, Social Development Commission, Prudence Kidd-Deans; and Chairman, National Solid Waste Management Authority, Dennis Chung. Occasion was an appreciation luncheon for Board members of all affiliate agencies, hosted by Minister McKenzie at 60 Hagley...

Invitation to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

7 years ago Local Government

KSMAC Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 20

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will host its annual Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 20. The function is slated for St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guests are being asked to be seated by 5:45 p.m. During the ceremony, Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, will present Keys to the City to...

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emelio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago Local Government

Fire Warning for Holiday Season

The entire family has a role to play in residential fire prevention this Christmas season. Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emeleo Ebanks, said that cases of residential fire tend to be higher during the Christmas period, “due to holiday-related activities that increase our vulnerability to fires”. He was speaking to JIS News about ways in which Jamaicans...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, speaks at a recent Specialised Training for Justices of the Peace at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

7 years ago Local Government

Custos says there will be Harsh Penalties for Unethical JPs

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, says there will be harsh penalties for Justices of the Peace (JPs) who are inclined to be unethical in carrying out their duties. Speaking at a recent Specialised Training for Justices of the Peace at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, Custos Pitkin said that while there is no doubt...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), greets Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs in the United States (US) Department of State, Katherine Duffy Dueholm, during a courtesy call by representatives of the US government, at the Minister

7 years ago Local Government

US Gov’t Looking to Provide Support in Building Disaster Resilience

The United States (US) Government is looking to strengthen partnership with Jamaica in building the country’s disaster resilience. Representatives of the US Embassy in Kingston, the US Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) called on Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at his Hagley Park Road offices on Wednesday (December 5),...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, directs the operator of a tractor during a Pre-Christmas clean-up drive along Barracks Road in Montego Bay, St James, Tuesday (Dec. 4)

7 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Removes Tonnes of Bulky Waste from Town Centres

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it has, so far, removed bulky waste from 80 per cent of the 105 major towns across the island targeted under its Pre-Christmas Clean-up drive. Approximately $60 million is being spent on the project, which commenced on Saturday (November 24). Speaking with JIS News during the clean-up exercise along Barracks Road in...