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Workmen replacing pipes in the Lucea Pipeline Replacement and Non Revenue Water (NRW) reduction project. (File)
Workmen replacing pipes in the Lucea Pipeline Replacement and Non Revenue Water (NRW) reduction project. (File)

MP for West Rural St. Andrew Proposes Water Project

Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says implementation of a water project in the area will assist in solving the water shortage experienced by the residents. Making her contribution to the 2016/17 Constituency Debate in the...
Emergency Medical Technician, Corporal Mikhail Clarke (right), checks the blood pressure of Sheron Nelson, at the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Fire Safety Awareness Week exposition held on October 26 at Mandela Park in St. Andrew.
Emergency Medical Technician, Corporal Mikhail Clarke (right), checks the blood pressure of Sheron Nelson, at the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Fire Safety Awareness Week exposition held on October 26 at Mandela Park in St. Andrew.

JFB Stages Fire Safety Expo at Mandela Park
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.

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Firefighters perform an extraction exercise at the launch of Fire Safety Awareness Week 2016, held at the York Park Fire Station, in Kingston, on October 24.
Firefighters perform an extraction exercise at the launch of Fire Safety Awareness Week 2016, held at the York Park Fire Station, in Kingston, on October 24.

Persons Urged to Stop Unnecessary Burning
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council held on October 20 in St. Ann
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council held on October 20 in St. Ann's Bay.

Parish Councils Urged to Raise More Funds

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Local Government

MP Outlines Plans to Uplift Central St. James

Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, says partnerships will be undertaken with several tertiary institutions in the parish to promote educational opportunities among constituents. The institutions include University of Technology (UTech), University of the West Indies, Montego Bay Community College, HEART Trust/NTA, the International University of the Caribbean, Caribbean Maritime Institute and others. “Youth empowerment is a...
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Local Government

MP Insists that Proper Work Must be Done on Roads

Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says she will ensure that proper work is done on the surfacing of roadways, with adequate water channels and drainage systems put in place during the execution of the job. Making her contribution to the 2016/17 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26, Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn said this...
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Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade participate in a march pass just before the start of the national church service commemorating the start of Fire Safety Awareness Week held at Wesleyan Holiness Church in Torrington, Savanna-la-Mar, on Sunday (October 23) under the theme ‘Don’t burn carelessly! Uncontrolled burning brings death and destruction’. Fire Safety Awareness Week is being observed from October 23-29.
Local Government

Jamaicans Urged to Make Fire Safety a Priority

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on households and business entities to put safety measures in place in order to reduce the devastating consequences of fires. “Across Jamaica each year, fire is a major cause of damage to property and physical infrastructure and, sadly, loss of life. Risk assessment and careful monitoring of situations that...
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CommunityLocal Government

Parliamentarian Calls for Revision of Land Law

North East St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Leslie Campbell, has called for a revision of the law which entitles individuals to take possession of land owned by other persons, after 12 years of occupation. Under the Limitation of Actions Act, any individual having legal entitlement to land is prohibited from recovering possession after 12 years of occupation by other persons,...
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Senior Deputy Superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (right), provides an update on the Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on is Assistant Commissioner JFB, Sean Martin.
JIS Think TankLocal Government

Fire Brigade Reports Success from Community Education Programme

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting success in its Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme, which was launched in 2015 following a series of devastating fires that affected farms. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18), Senior Deputy Superintendent at the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, said that the fires, which occurred in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew and Nain,...
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Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Robert Hill (left), hands over a signed contract for the construction of a family park in downtown Kingston to Chief Executive Officer of Seal Sprayed Solutions Limited, William Tavares-Finson (right). At centre, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke, shares the moment. Occasion was the contract signing and symbolic excavation ceremony held on October 20 at the project site at St. William Grant Park. Construction of the first phase of the park is slated to begin on November 3.
Local Government

KSAC Family Park to be Eco-Friendly

The park, which is being built by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) in downtown Kingston, will create a family-friendly recreational space, while encouraging basic recycling and sustainable waste-management among citizens. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke, told JIS News that 80 per cent of the material that will be used for the project is recycled. “This...
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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (left), receives a donation of cash and supplies from Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Nadeen Matthews, at the bank’s Atrium offices in Kingston yesterday (October 20).
Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

NCB Donates $2 Million to Haiti Relief Effort

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has donated approximately $2 million in cash and supplies to the Haiti relief effort. The contribution, from the bank’s staff, was handed over to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) yesterday (October 20), at the NCB Atrium offices in Kingston. Director General of ODPEM, Major Clive Davis, who accepted the donation, told...
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