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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (fourth left), presents a citation to Dr. Dean Weatherly, coach of the winning 2016 Cornwall College DaCosta Cup football team on January 12. Mayor Davis also presented a citation to Jamario Hines, captain of the football squad on behalf of the team. Looking on are members of the football team and the managers.

Cornwall College Honoured by St. James Municipal Corporation

Members of the successful 2016 Cornwall College daCosta Cup football team and Head Coach, Dr. Dean Weatherly, were honoured on January 12 by the St. James Municipal Corporation. Team Captain, Jamario Hines and Dr. Weatherly were presented with citations during...

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, gives an update on the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 10).

SDC Facilitates 320 Businesses over Last Two Years

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe, addresses an earthquake awareness press conference yesterday (January 9) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management’s (ODPEM) Haining Road offices in St. Andrew.

Building Bill will Improve Earthquake Preparedness – Thorpe

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

ODPEM Embarks on Earthquake Awareness Campaign

A member of the work crew puts domestic waste in the back of a National Solid Waste Management Authority compactor truck. (FILE)

SDC and NSWMA Lauded for Undertaking Transformational Work

9 years ago Local Government

SDC Completes Asset Mapping of Clarendon

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has completed the asset mapping of communities in Clarendon in order to identify the resources of the parish. The entity will be showcasing the maps generated to the public at a Geographic Information System (GIS) Day event to be held on January 27 at the old police station in May Pen. “We are happy to...

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

9 years ago Local Government

Local Government Seeks Added Source of Funding to Repair Parochial Roads

Discussions are advanced with the Finance and the Public Service Ministry to find an added source of funding to repair, maintain and rehabilitate parochial roads across the island. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure on day one of a series of regional sensitisation sessions for elected local government officials, at The Knutsford Court Hotel...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a regional orientation session for councillors from the municipal corporations of Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. Thomas, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (January 4). At right is Director, Legal Unit in the Ministry, Sophia Knight.

9 years ago Local Government

Local Government Representatives Urged to Read Handbook

Local Government representatives are being urged to familiarise themselves with the latest edition of the councillors handbook, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The 300-page handbook, entitled ‘A Guide for Jamaican Councillors’, will be made available to the representatives shortly. “When you get it, read it, because it is a guide that is useful,” the...

Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (left), listens while Senior Compliance Officer with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Phillip Morgan, makes a point during a tour of businesses in the town on January 3.

9 years ago Local Government

Business Operators Urged to Dispose of Their Garbage the Right Way

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is encouraging business operators in Port Antonio, Portland, to dispose of their garbage appropriately or they will be ticketed for littering. Mr. Gordon, who was addressing a town hall meeting at the Portland Municipal Corporation, on January 3, said the “root” of the garbage pile-up in the parish...

A section of the large group of children who turned out for the Christmas Concert and gifts at the Old Hospital Park on Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay, on December 25.

9 years ago Local Government

Montego Bay Company Presents Gifts to 3,000 Children

Some 3,000 children were presented with gifts on December 25 (Christmas Day) by Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited of Montego Bay. The event was facilitated by the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Old Hospital Park, Gloucester Avenue, in the city. Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, praised the efforts of the local company for providing the gifts for the...

The newly renovated X-Ward male dormitory at the Spanish Town Infirmary in St. Catherine. (FILE)

9 years ago Local Government

Infirmaries to be Upgraded in 2017

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says several infirmaries across the island are to benefit from certain upgrades and improvements next year. “In 2017, we’re going to be rolling out some new features that will see changes to our infirmaries. We’re going to be changing names of infirmaries and we’re going to be doing a lot...

Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

9 years ago Local Government

Householders Assured That Garbage Will Be Picked Up

Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is assuring Jamaicans that their garbage will be picked up during the Christmas season. “Go out and shop, party, cook up a storm and enjoy your Christmas; don’t worry, your garbage will be picked up,” he told JIS News. Mr. Gordon said strategies are being put in place to...