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Chairman of the Special select Committee, which is working on a project to remember Sir Howard, Mr. Lloyd B. Smith.
Chairman of the Special select Committee, which is working on a project to remember Sir Howard, Mr. Lloyd B. Smith.

Special Select Committee Working on Project to Remember Sir Howard

The Special Select Committee, which has been mandated to find a suitable means through which the late former Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, will be recognized and remembered, is hard at work, says Deputy Speaker...
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), exchanges pleasantries with (l-r) Acting Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier; Member of Parliament for North West St. James, Dr. Horace Chang; and Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, at the St. James Independence Day Civic Ceremony held on Wednesday, August 6, at the historic Sam Sharpe Square.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), exchanges pleasantries with (l-r) Acting Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier; Member of Parliament for North West St. James, Dr. Horace Chang; and Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, at the St. James Independence Day Civic Ceremony held on Wednesday, August 6, at the historic Sam Sharpe Square.

St. James Honours Eight with Spirit of Independence Award
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (left) and Member of Parliament for South Western St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (right), give full attention as farmer (centre), reports on the damage caused by the drought in the area. Minister Arscott toured Southern St. Elizabeth on August 4 to get first hand information on the damage done by the drought and bush fires.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (left) and Member of Parliament for South Western St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (right), give full attention as farmer (centre), reports on the damage caused by the drought in the area. Minister Arscott toured Southern St. Elizabeth on August 4 to get first hand information on the damage done by the drought and bush fires.

Help for Farmers in St.Elizabeth
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), cuts ribbon to officially hand over new fire truck to Clarendon at the May Pen fire station on July 24. Others (from left): Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (left); Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry, and Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, John Forester.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), cuts ribbon to officially hand over new fire truck to Clarendon at the May Pen fire station on July 24. Others (from left): Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (left); Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry, and Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, John Forester.

Clarendon Gets State-Of-The-Art Fire Truck
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown-Burke (left), is greeted by Acting Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Director at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Steve Anderson (right), when she arrived at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 23, to participate in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural ICT Innovation Summit. Looking (from left) are: Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and City Treasurer, Nadia Crosskill.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown-Burke (left), is greeted by Acting Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Director at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Steve Anderson (right), when she arrived at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 23, to participate in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural ICT Innovation Summit. Looking (from left) are: Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and City Treasurer, Nadia Crosskill.

KSAC Seeking to Improve Efficiency Through ICT

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Government Spends $128 Million to Extinguish Riverton Fires

Since 2011, Government has spent $128 million to extinguish fires at the Riverton Disposal site. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 29. The Minister was responding to questions posed by Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, in relation to...
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Savanna-La-Mar Mayor Welcomes $35M Waste Transfer Station

Savanna-la-Mar’s Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore, has welcomed the proposed construction of a $35 million waste transfer station by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at Grange Hill, Westmoreland. Speaking at a recent town hall meeting at Frome Technical High School in the community, where the announcement was made, Mr. Moore said the development is timely. This, in light of...
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Minster of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), and State Minister, Hon. Colin Fagan (left), look on as Chief Executive Officer and Director of National Safety Limited, Julian Templer, demonstrates the use of a device on one of three new fire trucks provided to the Jamaica Fire Brigade. The trucks were handed over at the Portmore Fire Station in St. Catherine last Friday (July 18).
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Government to Enforce Law Against Lighting Fires

Persons, who continue to light fires indiscriminately, may soon face prosecution. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says that lighting fires is an illegal activity and the Government will now look at enforcing the law to curtail this practice. The move comes against recent incidents of bush fires in St. Elizabeth, where farmers have been using...
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Executive Director of the St. Catherine Development Agency (SACDA), Nellie Richards (right), is in discussion with President of the Giblatore Community Disaster Response Team, Leighton Lee (left); and Disaster risk management specialists with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Eduardo Gutierrez and Yvonne Mullings, during a visit to the Giblatore Basic School in St. Catherine on July 15. Ten schools and four community centres in the parish are to benefit from water tanks under a $3 million project being funded by the USAID.
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Drought-Affected Schools in St. Catherine to Get Water Tanks

Ten schools and four community centres located in drought-affected areas of St. Catherine are to benefit from a rainwater harvesting project being undertaken through some $3 million in funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under the project, which was officially launched on July 15, 1,000-gallon plastic water tanks will be supplied to the institutions to enable...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), is engaged in discussion with Chief Executive Officer and Director of National Safety Limited, Julian Templer, during the symbolic handing over ceremony for three new fire trucks, valued $133 million, to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) at the Portmore Fire Station in St. Catherine, on July 18.
Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade Gets New Trucks Valued $133M

The Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) fleet of vehicles has been boosted with the addition of three new trucks, valued $133 million. The units, which are designed to traverse the local terrain, are also capable of pumping water while being driven, and are the first such units that will be used in Jamaica. They are also able to discharge water at...
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Director of Operations and Landfill at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Percival Stewart (at podium), addressing participants at a Westmoreland Town Hall Meeting, held on July 18 at the Frome Technical High School in Westmoreland. Others at the head table are: Regional Operations Manager, Eifert Daley (left) and Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the establishment of a waste transfer station in the parish.
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$35 Million to Establish Waste Transfer Station in Westmoreland

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be spending $35 million to establish a Waste Transfer Station near Georges Plain, in Westmoreland. This was announced by Regional Operations Manager of the NSWMA, Eifert Daley, as he addressed a Westmoreland Town Hall Meeting on July 17, at the Frome Technical High School. The meeting was organized by the Westmoreland Parish...
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House Passes Bill to Validate Actions of Portmore Council

A Bill to validate and indemnify the official activities of the Portmore Municipal Council and the Acting Mayor, Leon Thomas, was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 15. The Municipalities (Validation and Amendment) Act was piloted by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. Mr.Thomas has been acting in the post of Mayor since...
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