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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday, October 31. At right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Measures Coming to Promote Proper Disposal of Garbage

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be undertaking a number of initiatives to promote the proper disposal of waste by Jamaicans. Included will be a comprehensive public-education campaign, to involve the hosting of town hall meetings right...

Manager of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Terminal, Mark Hylton.

Major Upgrading and Beautification for Falmouth

Workmen replacing pipes in the Lucea Pipeline Replacement and Non Revenue Water (NRW) reduction project. (File)

MP for West Rural St. Andrew Proposes Water Project

Emergency Medical Technician, Corporal Mikhail Clarke (right), checks the blood pressure of Sheron Nelson, at the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Fire Safety Awareness Week exposition held on October 26 at Mandela Park in St. Andrew.

JFB Stages Fire Safety Expo at Mandela Park

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (right) addresses a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 1). Others (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and Director of the Meteorological Services Division, Evan Thompson.

Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Eastern and Central Parishes

10 years ago Local Government

MP Outlines Plans to Uplift Central St. James

Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, says partnerships will be undertaken with several tertiary institutions in the parish to promote educational opportunities among constituents. The institutions include University of Technology (UTech), University of the West Indies, Montego Bay Community College, HEART Trust/NTA, the International University of the Caribbean, Caribbean Maritime Institute and others. “Youth empowerment is a...

10 years ago Local Government

MP Insists that Proper Work Must be Done on Roads

Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says she will ensure that proper work is done on the surfacing of roadways, with adequate water channels and drainage systems put in place during the execution of the job. Making her contribution to the 2016/17 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26, Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn said this...

Firefighters perform an extraction exercise at the launch of Fire Safety Awareness Week 2016, held at the York Park Fire Station, in Kingston, on October 24.

10 years ago Local Government

Persons Urged to Stop Unnecessary Burning

The public is being urged to desist from the unnecessary burning of debris, especially under unsuitable weather conditions, by Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt. “We burn everything, we burn everywhere, regardless of the weather. Heed the message of the Jamaica Fire Brigade [and] reduce burning, and if you really have to burn, it must be under...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council held on October 20 in St. Ann

10 years ago Local Government

Parish Councils Urged to Raise More Funds

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging parish councils to make use of all available revenue streams in order to raise funds to finance their operations. “We are going to ensure that you become self-sufficient by using up all of your revenue options. There is just too much revenue potential within the parish councils that...

Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade participate in a march pass just before the start of the national church service commemorating the start of Fire Safety Awareness Week held at Wesleyan Holiness Church in Torrington, Savanna-la-Mar, on Sunday (October 23) under the theme ‘Don’t burn carelessly! Uncontrolled burning brings death and destruction’. Fire Safety Awareness Week is being observed from October 23-29.

10 years ago Local Government

Jamaicans Urged to Make Fire Safety a Priority

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on households and business entities to put safety measures in place in order to reduce the devastating consequences of fires. “Across Jamaica each year, fire is a major cause of damage to property and physical infrastructure and, sadly, loss of life. Risk assessment and careful monitoring of situations that...

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Parliamentarian Calls for Revision of Land Law

North East St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Leslie Campbell, has called for a revision of the law which entitles individuals to take possession of land owned by other persons, after 12 years of occupation. Under the Limitation of Actions Act, any individual having legal entitlement to land is prohibited from recovering possession after 12 years of occupation by other persons,...

Senior Deputy Superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (right), provides an update on the Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on is Assistant Commissioner JFB, Sean Martin.

10 years ago JIS Think TankLocal Government

Fire Brigade Reports Success from Community Education Programme

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting success in its Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme, which was launched in 2015 following a series of devastating fires that affected farms. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18), Senior Deputy Superintendent at the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, said that the fires, which occurred in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew and Nain,...