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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (left), listens as Town Clerk, Errol Greene (standing), makes a point during today’s (Jan. 14) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston. Mr. Greene will be heading on pre-retirement leave from the KSAC shortly. He will however be placed at the St. Thomas Parish Council.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (left), listens as Town Clerk, Errol Greene (standing), makes a point during today’s (Jan. 14) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston. Mr. Greene will be heading on pre-retirement leave from the KSAC shortly. He will however be placed at the St. Thomas Parish Council.

KSAC Town Clerk to Demit Office

Town Clerk at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Errol Greene, is to demit office shortly. This was disclosed by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, at the monthly KSAC meeting held on Tuesday, January 14, at Council...
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston, on January 14.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston, on January 14.

Repairs Slated for Kingston and St. Andrew Markets
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), in discussion with (from left): Chief Planner at the Urban Development Corporation, Ronald Brown; Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson; and Scientific Officer at the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Karleen Black. Occasion was the press conference and launch of Earthquake Awareness Week 2014, at the Haining Road headquarters of the ODPEM, on January 13.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), in discussion with (from left): Chief Planner at the Urban Development Corporation, Ronald Brown; Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson; and Scientific Officer at the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Karleen Black. Occasion was the press conference and launch of Earthquake Awareness Week 2014, at the Haining Road headquarters of the ODPEM, on January 13.

Major Focus on Earthquake Preparedness
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks. (FILE)
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks. (FILE)

Fire Safety Permits Required for Every Event
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), along with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Colin Fagan (second left), and Public Defender, Earl Witter (left), peruse a copy of the Medium-term Socio-Economic Framework 2012-2015, at the launch of the governance thematic working group, at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices on December 17. Looking on are (from fourth left): Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings, and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Richard Lumsden.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), along with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Colin Fagan (second left), and Public Defender, Earl Witter (left), peruse a copy of the Medium-term Socio-Economic Framework 2012-2015, at the launch of the governance thematic working group, at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices on December 17. Looking on are (from fourth left): Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings, and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Richard Lumsden.

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Handcart Registration to Resume January 20

Registration of handcart operators will resume on Monday, January 20, in the St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke. The Mayor said this will allow those operators who have not yet come on board, the opportunity to regularise themselves. She added that the registration will also include sky juice vendors, who were not...
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Local Government

KSAC to Resume Town Hall Meetings

Beginning this month, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will restart its Town Hall Meetings across sections of the corporate area. Speaking at the monthly KSAC meeting held at Council chambers, Church Street, downtown Kingston on January 14, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, informed that the intention is to do at least four for the calendar year....
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Hazard Mitigation Planning and Disaster Management a Priority for Growth

New York: - Jamaica’s Minister of Local Government and Community development, the Hon. Noel Arscott, told a United Nations conference that hazard mitigation planning and disaster management is a priority for the country’s growth agenda. Speaking at a conference on “Sustainable Cities Days” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday, December 12, the Minister pointed out that...
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Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks. (FILE)
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Householders Urged to Check Wiring Before Putting Up Christmas Lights

As Jamaicans adorn their homes with decorative lights and other electrical ornaments for the Christmas, the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging householders to have their wiring checked before they put up these lights in order to prevent fires. Assistant Superintendent in charge of communication at the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, says that there has been an increase in structural fires...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke addressing today’s (December 10) Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting, at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston. Mrs. Brown Burke outlined plans for a Downtown shopping spree to be held on December 18.
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KSAC Expects Huge Crowd for Downtown Shopping Extravaganza

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is anticipating a large turnout for the staging of Jamaica's biggest annual one day shopping extravaganza, Christmas in the City, on Wednesday, December 18, downtown Kingston. The event, which is being staged by the KSAC in association with its partners, is scheduled to take place on King Street, near South Parade, from 8:00...
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Business Operators Urged to Comply with Billboard Regulations

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, is urging business operators in the Corporate Area to comply with the rules and regulations when erecting billboards and signs. “The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has no real interest in removing the signs, but if businesses do not heed the notices, then we will have to resort to removing them....
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Local Government

Over 600 Handcart Operators Register with the KSAC

More than 600 handcart operators have been registered by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), since the period of registration ended last month, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke. Mrs. Brown Burke was addressing the monthly KSAC Council meeting, at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston on December 10. “This has been a useful exercise...
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