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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Centralized Storage Facility at the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston on Friday (April 4). Sharing in the moment are Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (centre), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Errol Greene (second right), Chaplain, Rev. Whitson Williams (right) and General manager of the Golden Age Home, Zonia Foster Forbes.

Golden Age Home Gets Centralized Storage Facility

In the latest in a series of improvements to the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston, the Government-run institution has received a $25 million centralized storage facility. The newly constructed building with office spaces, archives and rooms for the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left) tour a section of the Tavistock roadway in St. Andrew where emergency repair work is being carried out to fix a breakaway. The Minister and his team visited the location on Friday (April 4).

Minister of Local Government and Community Development tours Tavistock Roadway – Photos Only

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (right), addresses the NSWMA’s recent press briefing on the agency’s ‘Revolutionising Waste Management: Harnessing Technology and Public Education’ campaign launch, held at the NSWMA’s offices in Kingston. At left is Director of Operations, Aretha McFarlane.

NSWMA Leverages Technology to Improve Waste Management Operations

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie (right), Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (centre) and Town Clerk, Robert Hill observe an open bible displayed on a bed at the Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless in downtown Kingston during a tour on Friday (April 4).

Phase II of Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre 98 Per Cent Complete

Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), and Technical Assistant in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Donaree Muirhead (centre), representing portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, share in the presentation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) supplies to Principal of St. Andrew Technical High School, Dr. Worrell Hibbert (right). Making the presentation is General Manager at Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan (second right). Occasion was Thursday’s (April 3) launch of Petrojam’s STEM programme at Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston. Also pictured is Principal of Tivoli Gardens High School, Marvin Johnson. The STEM programme will benefit students and teachers at both institutions.

Petrojam Injects $3 Million In Stem at Tivoli Gardens and St. Andrew Technical High Schools

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A student of Ardenne High School in Kingston puts out a fire, using a fire extinguisher, during a recent fire-safety training session conducted by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) at the institution, while other students look on.

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JFB Expands Fire Safety Initiative to High Schools

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has expanded its fire-safety initiative to include high schools across the island. Building on the Fire Wardens Club in Schools programme, the JFB is now training high-school students to serve as Fire-Safety Wardens, empowering them with the skills to lead and respond to emergencies. “We have now gone into the high schools. We were focused...

Director of Operations at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (centre) engages a resident of Cassava Piece on good garbage disposal practices during a walk-through in the St. Andrew community on Wednesday (April 2). The NSWMA is to undertake a clean-up project in the community.

7 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

PHOTOS: NSWMA Undertakes Walk-Through in Cassava Piece

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford.

7 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

JFB Renews Call for Citizens to Protect Fire Hydrants

Citizens are, again, being urged to take steps to safeguard fire hydrants and avoid actions that could render them inoperable. Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, says while the entity is committed to protecting life and property, the public must play its part in ensuring that hydrants remain accessible and functional. “We see people doing construction and they dump...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

7 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Increase in the Number of Working Fire Hydrants

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting an increase in the number of functional fire hydrants across the country. Commissioner of the JFB, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that this is directly linked to ongoing infrastructure developments. “One of the requirements of any developer, whether it’s a housing development or a commercial development, is to instal hydrants. The number that...

Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (second left), hands over a cheque for $500,000 to Director of the Youth, Children and Adolescent Ministries, Seventh-day Adventist Central Jamaica Conference (CJC), Pastor Dwayne Scott (left), towards a major clean-up and beautification activity in the parish on Sunday (March 30). The handover took place at the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation’s offices in Spanish Town on Wednesday (March 26). Sharing the moment are Councillors of the Corporation and Coordinators of the CJC’s Operation Save a Youth (OSAY) initiative.

7 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

St. Catherine Municipal Corporation Partners with Seventh-Day Adventists to Clean Up Parish

The St. Catherine Municipal Corporation is collaborating with the Seventh-day Adventist Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) on a major clean-up and beautification project across the parish on Sunday (March 30). The Corporation has donated $500,000 to support the clean-up activity, which will focus on town centres. Speaking at the handover of the funds at the Corporation’s offices in Spanish Town on...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses the media launch of the

7 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

‘Pass the Broom’ to Keep Public Spaces Clean

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is seeking to promote civic pride across the country with the launch of its ‘Pass the Broom’ public education initiative, aimed at encouraging community involvement in keeping public spaces clean. Addressing the media launch of the initiative on March 27, at the NSWMA’s offices in Kingston, Executive Director of the Authority, Audley Gordon,...

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford.

7 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Refrain from Charging Devices Overnight to Prevent Fire Hazards – JFB

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons to refrain from charging electronic devices overnight, to prevent fire hazards. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that devices such as mobile phones, and tablet and laptop computers are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which can be damaged if overcharged. “[So] don’t ever charge your cell phone overnight… because you just don’t...