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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.
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.

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,...
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
Public Relations Office of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.
Public Relations Office of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

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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.
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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Fire Brigade Hails Support for Fire Safety Competitions

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

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Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks.
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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.
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Jamaicans Urged To Pay Outstanding Property Taxes

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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.
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More Than 4,000 Tablet Computers Distributed to Students

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MPs Get $126 Million for ChikV Clean-Up

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KSAC to Deploy Volunteers in Education Drive Against CHIK-V

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