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

Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Town Halls in Clarendon

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will be hosting two disaster preparedness and mitigation town halls in Clarendon next week. The community sessions will be held at the Edwin Allen High School in Frankfield on Wednesday...

Jamaica to Help Coordinate Irma Relief

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (September 12) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation held at the Corporation’s offices on Church Street in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC Coordinating Relief Drive to Assist Hurricane Victims

Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis (centre), cuts the ribbon to open a designated garbage disposal area in the community of Norwood, St. James, on August 30. He is flanked by Regional Operations Manager for Western Park and Market Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmonson (left); and Councillor for the Norwood Division, Joshua Cummings.

Garbage Disposal Site Opens in Norwood

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), takes a look at 2016-17 property tax receipts being shown to him by member of the Marlie Hill community in South Manchester, Sonia Beckford, during a tour of the area on August 25. Miss Beckford has donated a piece of land so that a water shop can be constructed to supply the community.

Water Shop to be Built in Marlie Hill, South Manchester

9 years ago Local Government

$93 Million Allocated for Street Signs and Fire Stations

Some $93 million has been earmarked for retrofitting and putting up street signs across the island as well as renovating and repairing fire stations. The amount to be spent on street signs is $35 million and the allocation for fire stations is $58 million. This was announced by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at a town...

9 years ago Local Government

Eight Road Sections Being Repaired in St. Elizabeth

Work being done on eight road sections in St. Elizabeth as part of a $7.7 million National Works Agency (NWA) hot mix patching programme, is slated to be completed by August 25. In an interview with JIS News, Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Southern Region, Howard Hendriks, said most of the roads that have been slated to be patched...

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

9 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Monitoring Tropical Storm Harvey

Press Release #1: The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management and the Meteorological Service of Jamaica continue to watch the development of Tropical Storm Harvey. On the forecast track, the system will impact some islands of the Lesser Antilles today Friday 18 August 2017 and continue to move in a westerly direction. Tropical Storm Harvey should pass well south...

9 years ago Local Government

T&T Mayor Gets Key To St. Ann’s Bay

Chairman of the Mayaro Rio Claro Regional Corporation in Trinidad and Tobago, Mayor Glen Ram, was on August 11 bestowed with the Key to St. Ann’s Bay, the capital town of St. Ann. Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis, made the presentation following a special meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation. He said the “Key is a symbol...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left), turns on the Palmeto Pen/ Breadnut Bottom/ Rosewell Water Supply system in Clarendon during a commissioning ceremony on Friday (August 11). Others from left are: Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chairman of the National Water Commission (NWC), Senator Aubyn Hill; Member of Parliament for South East Clarendon, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh.

9 years ago Local Government

Palmeto Pen/Breadnut Bottom/Rosewell Water Supply Project Commissioned into Service

The Palmeto Pen/Breadnut Bottom/Rosewell Water Supply Project was officially commissioned into service during a ceremony held at the Rosewell Primary School in Clarendon on Friday (August 11). This joint venture between the National Water Commission (NWC) and the Rural Water Supply Limited has resulted in residents from the communities of Breadnut and Rosewell receiving water in their homes for the...

Director of Preparedness and Emergency Management at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Horace Glaze, addresses a debriefing session held at the Agency’s Haining Road offices in Kingston.

9 years ago Local Government

Jamaicans Urged to Secure Their Properties for Hurricane Season Before Travelling

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is encouraging persons to take the time to ensure that their properties are protected before travelling, in the event that a tropical cyclone should affect the island. Director of Preparedness and Emergency Management, at the ODPEM, Horace Glaze tells JIS News that persons should make an assessment and put things in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) participates in the National Youth Summer Employment Programme, at the official launch of the initiative on August 10 at Jamaica College, St. Andrew

9 years ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Launches Youth Summer Employment Programme

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (August 10) launched the National Youth Summer Employment Programme under which some 2,300 youths will be employed over a four-week period. The young people, from across the island, will be engaged in the auditing of street lights and identifying vulnerable persons within communities who may require assistance during periods of natural...