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Minister of Local Government Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) listens intently as Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Errol Mowatt (4th right) gives a briefing on the fire service. The Minister met with members of the fire service recently (March 16).
Minister of Local Government Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) listens intently as Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Errol Mowatt (4th right) gives a briefing on the fire service. The Minister met with members of the fire service recently (March 16).

St. Elizabeth to Get Three Fire Trucks

The St. Elizabeth Fire Department is to receive three additional fire engines and a water truck from the government of Japan. Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano, will sign the agreement for the units with Mayor of Black...
Local Government Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is greeted by Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, ahead of a staff meeting at the agency, located on South Camp Road, in Kingston, on March 16.
Local Government Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is greeted by Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, ahead of a staff meeting at the agency, located on South Camp Road, in Kingston, on March 16.

SDC to Play Significant Role in Apprenticeship Programme
Justices of the Peace (JPs) from St. James who attended the second quarterly church service of the St. James Lay Magistrates Association, held at Calvary Baptist Church, in Montego Bay, on March 13.
Justices of the Peace (JPs) from St. James who attended the second quarterly church service of the St. James Lay Magistrates Association, held at Calvary Baptist Church, in Montego Bay, on March 13.

JPs Urged to Carry out Tasks with Integrity
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at the council’s downtown Kingston offices yesterday (March 8)
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at the council’s downtown Kingston offices yesterday (March 8)

KSAC to Enter Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors Challenge
The USAID Mission Director told JIS News that the project involves partnership with the JCF, Social Development Commission (SDC), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the Community Development Committee (CDC).
The USAID Mission Director told JIS News that the project involves partnership with the JCF, Social Development Commission (SDC), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the Community Development Committee (CDC).

Ground Broken For Community Resource Centre in Cambridge

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Local Government

Minister Highlights Role of SDC in Growth Agenda

The role which the Social Development Commission (SDC) must play in the Government’s growth agenda was highlighted yesterday (March 16) by Local Government Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie said the SDC would be integral in employment creation, which would be linked to the growth agenda. “The SDC is going to be a critical part of the urban and rural changes....
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Three new fire units were handed over to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), during a ceremony on February 4, at the York Park Fire Station, Orange Street, Kingston.
Local Government

Gov’t Boosting Resources of Jamaica Fire Brigade

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is benefitting from improvements to infrastructure, equipment and personnel in order to more efficiently and effectively serve the public. Commissioner at the JFB, Errol Mowatt, tells JIS News that the human capacity of the brigade is being boosted through the recruiting of additional firefighters. “In 2015, the brigade was short of about 300 firefighters, which...
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Secretary Manager of the Hanover Parish Council, David Gardner.
Local Government

Hanover Parish Council Launches Vector Control Campaign

The Hanover Parish Council has launched its vector control campaign, beginning at Blenheim, the birthplace of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, whose 132nd birthday will be commemorated on February 24. Secretary/Manager, David Gardner, told JIS News that the Council is partnering with the Ministry of Health, the Hanover Fire Department, National Youth Service (NYS), other agencies and...
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Local Government

Earthquake Unit To Install Seismometers At Six Schools

The Earthquake Unit, at the University of the West Indies, will be installing seismometers in six schools across Jamaica, which will allow students, teachers and community members to get details about the force and duration of earthquakes as they occur. The unit will be working in partnership with Fulbright scholar, Katherine Ellins, to establish the Jamaican Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), through...
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Local GovernmentTourism

Montego Bay: A City on the Move

Montego Bay, Jamaica’s second city, is a thriving and progressive municipality that is fast developing a reputation as a major centre for investment and business in the Caribbean. The city has attracted billions in investment in recent years in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)/call centre operations; construction and expansion of hotels; housing projects; construction of the Hospiten health facility; expansion of...
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Local Government

Political Ombudsman Urges Restraint in Posting of Campaign Signage on Public Facilities

Political Ombudsman, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown, is again encouraging candidates in the February 25 General Elections, and their supporters, to refrain from mounting flags and other campaign signage on public facilities. She repeated the call while speaking at the signing of the Political Code of Conduct by candidates contesting the four constituencies in St. Elizabeth, at the St. Elizabeth Technical...
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