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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (left), presents Jermaine Porter with his Professional Certificate in Poor Relief Administration at the Board of Supervision’s graduation exercise held at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 19).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (left), presents Jermaine Porter with his Professional Certificate in Poor Relief Administration at the Board of Supervision’s graduation exercise held at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 19).

Govt Committed To Improving Care For Most Vulnerable

State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, says the Government is committed to improving social protection and care for the most vulnerable in the society. Mr. Fagan, who was speaking at the Board of Supervision’s graduation...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.

UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness
Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) District Officer, Kaysha Davis, makes a presentation to Shanika Williams of St. Aloysius Primary School, which was the overall winner of the primary school segment of the 2014 JFB Essay, Poster and Song Competition. The award ceremony was held recently, at Emancipation Park in Kingston.
Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) District Officer, Kaysha Davis, makes a presentation to Shanika Williams of St. Aloysius Primary School, which was the overall winner of the primary school segment of the 2014 JFB Essay, Poster and Song Competition. The award ceremony was held recently, at Emancipation Park in Kingston.

Fire Accident Inspires Student to Enter JFB Competition
Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, announcing details for the first staging of the Western Jamaica Economic Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 26, at a press launch in Montego bay on November 11. The forum is being staged in collaboration with the Montego Bay Community College.
Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, announcing details for the first staging of the Western Jamaica Economic Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 26, at a press launch in Montego bay on November 11. The forum is being staged in collaboration with the Montego Bay Community College.

Western Jamaica Economic Forum to be Staged November 26
Logistics Coordinator for the Government’s National Health Emergency Response to the Chikungunya Virus (Chik V), the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), and other members of the JDF observe as their colleague cleans a drain in Washington Mews, Naggo Head, in Portmore, St. Catherine, during Saturday’s (November 8) vector control and clean-up activities in community. Saturday’s activities also involved representatives from the Ministries of Health, and Local Government and Community Development; Portmore Municipal Council; Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM); National Works Agency (NWA); National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA); and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). (FILE)
Logistics Coordinator for the Government’s National Health Emergency Response to the Chikungunya Virus (Chik V), the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), and other members of the JDF observe as their colleague cleans a drain in Washington Mews, Naggo Head, in Portmore, St. Catherine, during Saturday’s (November 8) vector control and clean-up activities in community. Saturday’s activities also involved representatives from the Ministries of Health, and Local Government and Community Development; Portmore Municipal Council; Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM); National Works Agency (NWA); National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA); and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). (FILE)

Chik-V Clean-Up Moves to Portmore

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Senate Passes Legislation to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness and Response

The Disaster Risk Management Act, which seeks to strengthen the country’s national disaster preparedness, emergency management and response processes and mechanisms, was passed in the Senate on Friday, November 7. The Bill repeals and replaces the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Act of 1993. Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, noted that local disaster managers have been finding it difficult...
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Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Marigold Harding (left), shares a light moment with Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane in South Africa, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa (right), during the launch of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural Civic and Community Awards, at the Council’s offices, Church Street, downtown Kingston, on November 4. Also sharing the occasion were: South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Mathu Joyini (2nd left); Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (centre); and members of Councillor Ramokgopa’s delegation.
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KSAC Stages Inaugural Civic and Community Awards this Month

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will stage its inaugural civic and community awards later this month, to honour persons, who have made significant contributions to the city. The event will be held annually, during November, to coincide with activities commemorating Local Government and Community Development Month, which is being observed this year, under the theme: ‘Service People –...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd left), assisted by State Minister at the Ministry, Colin Fagan (third left), and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (right), unveils the sign to the Linstead Town Centre, located at 1Rodney Hall Road, in St. Catherine. The facility offers several of the services offered by the St. Catherine Parish Coucil, and over time will be a full service centre for the local authority. At left is Town Centre Manager, Chantae Brown. The facility was officially opened on November 6.
Local Government

First Town Centre Opens in Linstead

Scores of residents in Northern St. Catherine, can now access services offered by the St. Catherine Parish Council, at the Linstead Town Centre, which was officially opened on November 6. Addressing the ceremony, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, said the facility is a further outreach step by the local authority to the communities, and a...
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Local Government

Fire Brigade Hails Support for Fire Safety Competitions

The Jamaica Fire Brigade is hailing the remarkable response to its essay, poster and song competitions geared at increasing knowledge of fire safety and prevention among the youth. The staging of the competitions, which culminated with an award ceremony on October 31, was part of activities for Fire Safety Awareness Week from October 26 to November 1. Speaking with JIS...
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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.
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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, His Worship, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, are slated to sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation...
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Public Relations Office of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.
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Persons To Be Trained To Maintain Fire Hydrants

Six hundred persons are to be trained in fire hydrant maintenance and care, as part of the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s fire safety and prevention drive. Speaking with JIS News, Public Relations Officer of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emeleo Ebanks, said that the Japanese government provided funding for the training exercise, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) programme. “We will...
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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.
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Decorated Paralympian Happy and Grateful

Getting round has become easier for decorated Paralympian Sylvia Grant now that she has a new motorised wheelchair. The gift from the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) replaced the manual device she has had for the last 10 years. It came just days before she was conferred with the insignia...
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