Newly installed Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Municipal Corporation will undertake a comprehensive programme of infrastructural development across the city. He said this would facilitate significant local economic activity, while supporting the Government’s national growth agenda. The new Mayor was giving his inaugural address during Thursday’s (December 15) installation ceremony at the Kingston...

Newly appointed Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says he will be placing focus on improving communication with the public in order to enhance transparency and raise awareness about the work of the entity. “We intend to be far more open and transparent, to communicate more and keep them (the public) in the loop,...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be carrying out an assessment of parish council buildings to identify those in need of repairs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure at a sensitisation session with local government representatives on Tuesday (December 13), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. He cited the St. Thomas Parish...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he will be pursuing discussions towards ensuring parity in the remuneration of mayors across the island. Currently, the mayors and deputy mayors in Kingston and St. Andrew, Portmore, and Montego Bay, are paid at a higher level than those in other townships. “The disparity between what I used to...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is cautioning fellow politicians not to take their constituents for granted, pointing out that the consequences can be swift and severe. The Minister, who was speaking at a special sensitisation session with councillors and mayors at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on December 12, added...

Managing Director of AcVark Fire and Security Equipment Company, Delroy Tharpe, says his company is on a drive to educate persons about the dangers of fires and how best to use preventive measures to combat them. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Regional Office in Montego Bay, he said that in partnership with the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB),...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is cautioning homeowners against taking fire prevention measures for granted, warning that the consequences could be dire. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James recently, Senior Deputy Superintendent of the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, pointed out that persons who choose to ignore fire warnings or are reluctant...