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Kingston’s Mayor, Her Worship Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), emphasizes a point while speaking at Tuesday’s (November 4) launch of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural Civic and Community Awards, at the Council’s Church Street Chambers in downtown Kingston. Listening keenly is visiting Executive Mayor of Tshwane, South Africa, His Worship, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa.
Kingston’s Mayor, Her Worship Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), emphasizes a point while speaking at Tuesday’s (November 4) launch of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural Civic and Community Awards, at the Council’s Church Street Chambers in downtown Kingston. Listening keenly is visiting Executive Mayor of Tshwane, South Africa, His Worship, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa.

Kingston Forges Ties with South African City

The cities of Kingston, and Tshwane in South Africa, are moving to collaborate on several areas of mutual interest, including sports, local governance, research, development, and innovation. Kingston’s Mayor, Her Worship, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, and Tshwane’s Executive Mayor,...
Public Relations Office of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.
Public Relations Office of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

Persons To Be Trained To Maintain Fire Hydrants
Paralympian Sylvia Grant (centre), tries out her new motorized wheelchair donated by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Applauding (from left) are: Councillor of the Mavis Bank Division Alvin Francis; Councillor for the Papine Division, Venesha Phillips; Town Clerk, Robert Hill; Deputy Mayor, Andrew Swaby; and Senior Director of Corporate Services in the Ministry of Local Government, Wayne Robertson.
Paralympian Sylvia Grant (centre), tries out her new motorized wheelchair donated by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Applauding (from left) are: Councillor of the Mavis Bank Division Alvin Francis; Councillor for the Papine Division, Venesha Phillips; Town Clerk, Robert Hill; Deputy Mayor, Andrew Swaby; and Senior Director of Corporate Services in the Ministry of Local Government, Wayne Robertson.

Decorated Paralympian Happy and Grateful
Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (right), exchanges greetings with Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, just before the start of the Jamaica Fire Brigade
Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (right), exchanges greetings with Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, just before the start of the Jamaica Fire Brigade's (JFB) Fire Safety Awareness Week church service on Sunday (October 26), at the Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus in Spicy Hill, Trelawny. Fire Safety Awareness Week is being observed from October 26 to November 1.

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Newly installed Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt.
Newly installed Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt.

New Jamaica Fire Brigade Commissioner Appointed

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Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks.
Local Government

Fire Safety Week October 26 to November 1

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be observing Fire Safety Awareness Week 2014 from October 26 to November 1, under the theme: ‘Community in Action...Supporting Fire Prevention’. Speaking with JIS News, Public Relations Office of the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks, said the theme is to highlight the importance of community involvement in preventing fires. He said the focus will be year...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, addresses the press launch of Local Government and Community Month 2014, at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road headquarters, in Kingston, on October 23.
Local Government

Jamaicans Urged To Pay Outstanding Property Taxes

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is appealing to Jamaicans to pay over the $2.8 billion in outstanding property taxes for the current fiscal year. This will ensure that the target of $7.26 billion for the financial year is met, the Minister said. “I am making a special appeal for this gap to be filled. The...
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State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan ( 2nd right), makes a symbolic presentation of a tablet computer to Grade 10 student of Cumberland High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, Tara Van Riel (2nd left), during Thursday’s (October 23) Tablets in Schools Pilot Project handing over ceremony at the institution. Looking on are Tara’s mother, Karen Taylor (left), and Cumberland High School’s Acting Principal, Michael Brydson. Just under 900 tablets have been provided to the school, situated in South East St. Catherine.
Local GovernmentTechnology

More Than 4,000 Tablet Computers Distributed to Students

More than 4,000 tablet computers have been distributed to 13 of the 38 schools earmarked to benefit under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot project, which began in September. Distribution of the tablets, which is being done by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, an agency of the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, is currently in progress at another...
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Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

MPs Get $126 Million for ChikV Clean-Up

Members of Parliament have been allocated $126 million for clean-up activities with each constituency to receive $2 million. The amount is part of $500 million earmarked by Government for the National Health Emergency Response to the Chikungunya Virus (CHIK V), including elimination of mosquito breeding sites. Already, $150 million has been set aside for the Health Ministry to meet “some...
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Local Government

KSAC to Deploy Volunteers in Education Drive Against CHIK-V

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be deploying some 31 volunteers throughout the municipality on October 15 in its public education drive to control the Chikungunya virus, which is transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito. Ongoing work has been on in earnest by the KSAC, and several Ministries and agencies, to clear areas where the outbreak has been...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, addressing the anniversary ceremony to mark Montego Bay’s 34th year of becoming a City. Mayor Harris said while the achievements are many, there are still outstanding matters that the city must work towards as it fulfills its potential.
Local Government

Time to Advance Montego Bay – Mayor

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, says it is time for the city to be moved towards attaining some of the potential for which it was granted city status in 1980. Speaking on October 9, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre at a ceremony to celebrate the 34th year of the granting of city status to the St. James...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Glendon Harris, addressing participants at the opening ceremony for the Vin Martin Memorial Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission on October 6, at the St. John
Local Government

Annual Health Mission Renamed for Vin Martin

The annual Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission has been renamed the Vin Martin Atlanta/Montego Bay Health Mission, in honour of the late founding member of the mission. Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Glendon Harris, made the announcement at the opening of the 2014 mission on Monday, October 6, at the St. John’s...
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