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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), prepares to lay a floral tribute at the feet of the statue of National Hero, Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during a ceremony held in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on Friday, May 23. Wife of Mayor Harris, Dr. Angella Harris shares the moment.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), prepares to lay a floral tribute at the feet of the statue of National Hero, Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during a ceremony held in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on Friday, May 23. Wife of Mayor Harris, Dr. Angella Harris shares the moment.

Floral Tribute Held for Sam Sharpe

Residents of St. James on Labour Day, May 23, paid homage to National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, at a floral tribute and ceremony, held at the statue in his honour at Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay. For the...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (left) commends St. Elizabeth Parish Council for efforts in making St Elizabeth a disaster resilient parish. He was addressing the Disaster Preparedness Parish Forum hosted by the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Committee of the St Elizabeth Parish Council at the St Matthews Anglican Church Hall in Santa Cruz on Tuesday May 20. Social Development Commission field officer, Elizabeth Sanderson, is at right.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (left) commends St. Elizabeth Parish Council for efforts in making St Elizabeth a disaster resilient parish. He was addressing the Disaster Preparedness Parish Forum hosted by the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Committee of the St Elizabeth Parish Council at the St Matthews Anglican Church Hall in Santa Cruz on Tuesday May 20. Social Development Commission field officer, Elizabeth Sanderson, is at right.

‘Bread Basket’ Parish Commended For Disaster Preparedness
State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), along with Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt (left); Acting Portmore Mayor, Councillor Leon Thomas (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross, participate in a ribbon cutting exercise, during the opening of the Portmore Fire Station Resource and Outreach Centre in Waterford, Portmore, St. Catherine, on May 1.
State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), along with Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt (left); Acting Portmore Mayor, Councillor Leon Thomas (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross, participate in a ribbon cutting exercise, during the opening of the Portmore Fire Station Resource and Outreach Centre in Waterford, Portmore, St. Catherine, on May 1.

USF and Local Authority Agencies Open Resource Centre in Waterford
Acting Director General of Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
Acting Director General of Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

National Fire Management Plan Sound – ODPEM
A view of a section of the grounds of the St. James Infirmary.
A view of a section of the grounds of the St. James Infirmary.

Labour Day Improvement Works for St. James Infirmary

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Local Government

Real Estate Board Warns Against Buying From Unregistered Dealers

The Real Estate Board (REB) is cautioning Jamaicans against purchasing lots from developers in unregistered development schemes. According to the REB, while there are risks involved in purchasing lots in both a registered and unregistered development schemes, making purchases from an unregistered scheme, is significantly greater. Inspector of investigations at the REB, Pete Francis, told JIS News that in addition...
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Local Government

Heavy Rainfall Affects Sections of Westmoreland

Persistent heavy rainfall in sections of Westmoreland on May 19 and 20 left some major roadways across the parish inundated and badly damaged and in many cases, inaccessible to vehicular traffic. Some of the worst affected areas are: McNeill Lands, Frome, Little London, Three Miles River, Grange Hill, Petersfield, Bethel Town, Chester Castle and adjoining communities. Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for...
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Local Government

St. James Ready for Hurricane Season

The St. James Disaster Preparedness Committee said it is well advanced with plans to meet and address any challenge that the upcoming Hurricane Season may pose. Following a meeting of the Committee at the St. James Parish Council on May 20, Co-ordinator, Disaster Preparedness for the parish, Tamoy Sinclair, told JIS News that all is in place to meet the 2014...
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Additional $5 Million for Labour Day Parish Projects

An additional $5 million will be provided by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to assist with Labour Day parish projects. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott made this announcement while bringing greetings at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Church Service held on May 18 at the Covenant Moravian Church on...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre) accepts seismic map from Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Horace Glaze (right), at the Ministry on April 24. Looking on is Resident Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Arun Kashyap.
Local Government

Local Government Ministry Receives Seismic Map

A roadmap to seismic safety, which seeks to improve the capacity of the country to prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of an earthquake, was handed over to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on April 24. The roadmap was developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) signs a copy of the $16.76 million contract awarded to Tank-Weld Limited to undertake the construction of 170 vending stalls at the Black River market in St. Elizabeth. Also signing (from left) are: Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan; and State Minister in the Ministry, Colin Fagan. The signing was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on April 16.
Local Government

170 Stalls for Black River Market

Construction of 170 vending stalls at the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth is to begin shortly, following the signing of a $16.76 million contract, to undertake the works. The project forms part of the Government’s major redevelopment programme for markets across the island. It is being financed from $25 million allocated by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) for this...
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Local Government

KSAC Speeds Up Building Approvals

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is reporting that it has significantly cut the processing time for building sub-division applications. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke announced at a recent meeting of the KSAC that the Council had brought its backlog of 1,000 applications down to 85. She further informed that for the period January to March,...
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