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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, addresses Rotary Club of Kingston’s luncheon meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 7. At left is President, Rotary Club of Kingston, Michael Buckle.

Persons Living in Flood-Prone Areas Can Be Forcibly Removed – ODPEM

Persons living in low-lying areas prone to flooding can be forcibly removed under law, once this threat has been identified, says Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis. “The law permits me under certain...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Transfer Station for Solid Waste to be Built in Trelawny

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis.

ODPEM Ready for 2018 Hurricane Season – Major Davis

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left), participates in the breaking of ground for construction of the new $56-million Port Maria Market in St. Mary on Wednesday (May 30). Others from left are Butcher, Angela Murphy; Chief Executive Officer at Dutch Construction Limited, Andrew Smith; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Custos of St. Mary, Hon. Errol Johnson; and Coincillor for the Potrt Maria Division, Germaine Smiley.

Gov’t to Spend $400 Million to Build and Upgrade Markets

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Councillor for the Grove Town Division, Iceval Brown, cut the ribbon to officially open the water shop in Marlie Hill, Manchester, on Monday, May 14.

Water Shop Opens in Marlie Hill, Manchester

8 years ago Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2018/2019

3,000 Young Persons for Summer Employment Programme

Three thousand young people are to participate in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Summer Employment Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provided details of the initiative during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16. In 2017/18, more than 2,300 young people from the 228 divisions were employed to undertake...

8 years ago Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2018/2019

28 Houses to be Built for Indigent Persons

Twenty-eight houses will be built for indigent persons across the island this financial year at a cost of $52 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16. He noted that two concrete structures will be built per...

8 years ago Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2018/2019

Gov’t Building Drop-In Centres for Homeless Persons

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is erecting additional drop-in centres for homeless citizens at a cost of $28 million. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the facilities will be used to assess, feed, treat, counsel and otherwise care for the homeless. He was making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses a press conference held at Jamaica House on Tuesday (May 15) to provide details on the $15-billion local bond facility established by the National Water Commission (NWC), through National Commercial Bank (NCB) Capital Markets Limited. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are Chairman of the NWC, Senator Aubyn Hill; and Chief Executive Officer, NCB Capital Markets Limited, Steven Gooden.

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PM Says NWC $15 Billion Local Bond Will Transform Entity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the $15-billion local bond facility established by the National Water Commission (NWC), will now help to transform the entity into a viable asset for long-term investment. “We are now creating the NWC as an asset in which pension funds, and other such funds, like insurance funds, can invest,” he explained, while addressing...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), receives a gift from His Worship, the Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (right), at a special meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on May 10.

8 years ago Local Government

Municipalities Need to be More Vigilant in Revenue Collection – Minister

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the island’s Municipalities need to be more vigilant in revenue collection, noting that a lot of money has been allowed to fall by the wayside. Mr. McKenzie, who was speaking at a special meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on May 10, said a...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the opening of a drop-in-centre in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, on May 11.

8 years ago Local Government

Drop-In Centre Opens in Buckfield, Ocho Rios

A drop-in centre was opened in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, in St. Ann on May 11 by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The Minister said homeless persons have been taking up valuable space at the island’s hospitals, oftentimes at the expense of patients in dire need of medical care, and for this reason, drop-in centres for...

8 years ago Local Government

Traffic Changes for Three Miles

Press Release - Effective today, May 9, 2018, the National Works Agency (NWA) will prohibit right turns, from Marcus Garvey Drive, at the Three Miles intersection. The change is to facilitate road rehabilitation works that are now underway, at Three Miles in Kingston, as part of the Hagley Park Road Improvement project. This change will be maintained throughout the construction...