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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.
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.

KSAC Seeks to Regulate Feeding of the Homeless

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation  (KSAC) is refuting reports that it has placed a ban on the feeding of homeless persons on the streets, as it is only seeking to regularize and coordinate the work of the groups that...
Students of the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston show off the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) workbooks, which were presented to them on Friday, September 19, by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (back row, 3rd left), during a ceremony at the institution. Principal of the school, Dr. Margaret Bailey (back row, 2nd left), and teachers, share with the students.
Students of the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston show off the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) workbooks, which were presented to them on Friday, September 19, by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (back row, 3rd left), during a ceremony at the institution. Principal of the school, Dr. Margaret Bailey (back row, 2nd left), and teachers, share with the students.

Mayor Presents GSAT Workbooks to Rollington Town Primary
The rehabilitated access road to the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann. The road was repaired at a cost of $4.5 million, provided through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
The rehabilitated access road to the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann. The road was repaired at a cost of $4.5 million, provided through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

Access Road to Fantasy Beach Rehabilitated
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addresses Justices of the Peace, at a meeting in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently.
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addresses Justices of the Peace, at a meeting in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently.

Mayor Calls for Renewed Energy Among JPs
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (third left), cuts ribbon to mark the opening of the refurbished Kings Valley roadway in Kings Valley, Westmoreland, recently. Looking on are (from left) Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore; Secretary/Manager of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Opal Beharie and Councillor Lawton McKenzie and community mmembers.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (third left), cuts ribbon to mark the opening of the refurbished Kings Valley roadway in Kings Valley, Westmoreland, recently. Looking on are (from left) Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore; Secretary/Manager of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Opal Beharie and Councillor Lawton McKenzie and community mmembers.

Kings Valley Road in Western Westmoreland Refurbished

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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), is greeted by newly installed Mayor of Lucea in Hanover, Councillor Wynter McIntosh, during the former’s recent visit to the parish.
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Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addressing the 10th Anniversary Awards luncheon of the Early Childhood Commission in St. James, on September 11. Mayor Harris said the time has come for Jamaicans to get back to the days of owning and protecting educational institutions.
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Parents and Students Urged to Protect Schools

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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on Tuesday, September 9, at the Council’s Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston.
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KSAC Property Tax Collection on Target for April to August

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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on Tuesday, September 9, at the Council’s Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston.
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KSAC Working With Police to Tackle Illegal Vending

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KSAC Joins Health Ministry to Fight Chikungunya

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Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (right), points to a section of the Westmoreland Parish Council building in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, that needs attention, while on a tour with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, on August 20. The Minister announced that a new building is to be constructed to house the Council.
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Upgrading work to be done at Westmoreland Infirmary

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