The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be implementing measures to curtail illegal and/or unauthorized activities in the markets and to improve collection of fees. These include: notification to vendors of their arrears; closure of shops that are in arrears; serving of demand notices; issuing summons for delinquent vendors to be taken to the courts; and eviction, where warranted....

Minister of State for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan has commended the St. Elizabeth Parish Council for the parish’s state of readiness ahead of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins on June 1. Mr. Fagan commended the parish’s Community Resilience Initiative, which involves the training of community and agency representatives in shelter management, damage assessment, and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hundreds of residents in Waterford and adjoining communities in Portmore, St. Catherine, are benefitting from the recent opening of a resource and outreach centre constructed and equipped at a cost of $4.4 million. The facility, which is located on the grounds of the Waterford fire station, was built with funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF), in collaboration with the Ministry...