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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, gives details on an earthquake display at the recent launch of the ODPEM Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness 2019 campaign, held at ODPEM, in Kingston. The theme of the campaign is: ‘When an Earthquake Strikes be Bold…Drop, Cover and Hold’.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, gives details on an earthquake display at the recent launch of the ODPEM Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness 2019 campaign, held at ODPEM, in Kingston. The theme of the campaign is: ‘When an Earthquake Strikes be Bold…Drop, Cover and Hold’.

Disaster Risk Management Act Will Be Enforced – Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will exercise provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act, in the interest of public safety. The Act is intended to empower designated personnel, known as Authorised Officers,...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, look at a display at the recent launch of ODPEM
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, look at a display at the recent launch of ODPEM's Earthquake & Tsunami Awareness Campaign at the agency's offices in Kingston.

ODPEM Looking to Promote Culture of Earthquake Preparedness
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.
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
: 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.
: 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 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

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

National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, says the agency is looking to secure funding to execute several projects geared towards boosting water supplies in the Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMR), at an estimated cost of US$100 million. Speaking at a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston on December 28, Mr. Barnett said the works include replacement...
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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.
Local Government

Montego Bay Fireboat Station Opens

The capacity of the St. James Fire Department to respond to a fire at sea has been significantly boosted, with the official opening of the Montego Bay Fireboat station and the handover of a fireboat on Friday (December 28). The new fireboat station, which will house 34 firefighters, is the second such station to be constructed in Jamaica and was...
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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.
Local Government

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...
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Invitation to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
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...
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Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emelio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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...
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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.
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...
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