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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Lloyd B. Smith, speaking at a ceremony in Montego Bay on July 5, to salute Venezuela on its 204th anniversary of independence.

Deputy Speaker Congratulates Venezuela

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Lloyd B. Smith, has congratulated the Government and people of Venezuela on the occasion of the country’s 204th anniversary on Sunday, July 5. “It is a great honour and my personal pleasure,...

A view of the Venezuelan naval training boat, the Buque Escuela Simón Bolívar (BE-11), moments before it docked at the Montego Bay cruise ship pier, on Sunday, July 5.

Montego Bay Hosts Visiting Venezuelan Naval Boat

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), presents an award to Donna Wilson of the St. James Parish Council’s Administration Department, in recognition of her 35 years of service to the Municipality. The presentation took place on June 25, at the inaugural St. James Parish Council staff awards ceremony, held at the Seawind Beach Club in Montego Bay.

Long Serving Members Honoured By St. James Parish Council

Champion students and teachers from Little Bay All Age School, in Westmoreland, are presented with the coveted National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Trophy by Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (left), at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) western Jamaica ‘Clean School Competition’ awards presentation ceremony, held at Hollis Lynch Hall, Montego Bay, on June 26. From left are: Adonte Lindsay, Oraldino Small; teacher, Mrs. Cleopatra Miller-Vacciana; Assauna-Chae Donaldson, Courtney-Ann Jackson, and teacher, Miss Marsha Davis.

Little Bay All Age Wins Clean School Competition

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), greets Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left), just before the start of the closing ceremony for the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project, held at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, June 24. Looking on are: Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke.

Four Communities Strengthened Against Natural Disasters

11 years ago Local Government

Fire Brigade to Intensify Public Education Campaign

In order to significantly reduce the incidence of fires, particularly bush fires, the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will intensify its public education campaign across all parishes. Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, made the announcement during a press briefing, held at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices on July 6. He...

11 years ago Local GovernmentParliament

House Approves Postponement of Local Government Elections

Two Bills were passed in the House of Representatives on June 30 to allow for the postponement of Local Government Elections until December 29, 2016. The elections were due to be held not later than June 30, 2015. The Bills passed are the Parish Councils General Election (Postponement) Act and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation General Election (Postponement) Act....

Former Chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom (UK), Bentley Cunningham (left), and Deputy Director of Public Works in Orlando, Florida, Charles Ramdatt, enjoy a light moment, at a Local Government Forum during the Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 13 to 18.

11 years ago Local Government

Parish Councils Ready to Facilitate Diaspora Investment

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is assuring members of the Diaspora, looking to do business in Jamaica, that the local authorities are ready and able to facilitate their investment projects. He cited the Application Management and Data Automation (AMANDA) system, which has been operationalised at all Parish Councils, to speed up the processing of development...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke (centre); and Business Development Officer for the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited, Tresha Hamilton-Marshall (3rd left ), share a moment with grant recipients under the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) Enterprise Assistance Programme. The award ceremony was held on Tuesday (June 16), at the KSAC’s headquarters, downtown Kingston. The awardees (from left) are: Michael-Ann Edwards; Kedist Colliard; Akeem Harvey; Racquel Layne; and Verol Moody.

11 years ago Local Government

KSAC Awards $430,000 in Grants to Aspiring Entrepreneurs

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has awarded $430,000 in grants to six aspiring entrepreneurs from the Corporate Area. The grant assistance was provided under the KSAC’s Enterprise Assistance Programme, which was launched in February 2015, as part of a move by the Corporation to encourage economic growth and development. At the presentation ceremony held at the KSAC’s downtown...

11 years ago Local Government

NSWMA to Rid Towns of Mosquito Breeding Sites

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to launch a massive clean-up drive aimed at eliminating mosquito breeding sites in major towns across the island. This initiative is part of the Government’s integrated vector control programme to contain the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. The NSWMA’s Interim Executive Director, Colonel Daniel Pryce, has called for partnership in...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (second left), addresses a press conference held at Jamaica House today (June 16), to provide an update on the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) improvement plans. Looking on (from left) are: Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Lincoln Robinson; Chairman, NSWMA, Dennis Chung; and the NSWMA’s Interim Executive Director, Colonel Daniel Pryce.

11 years ago Local Government

Not Business As Usual at NSWMA – Arscott

Jamaicans can expect improvement in service delivery from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), as the agency puts strategies in place over the next year, to enhance efficiencies. This is the assurance from Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, who said “it is not business as usual” at the agency. “I assure Jamaica that hard...

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones, provides details about the Integrated Vector Management Control Programme, during a JIS Think Tank on June 10.

11 years ago Health & WellnessLocal Government

Govt Implements Integrated Vector Control Programme

As the country prepares for the possible arrival of the Zika Virus, the Ministry of Health has implemented an Integrated Vector Management Control Programme to contain the breeding of the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (June 10), Medical Entomologist in the Ministry, Sherine Huntley-Jones, said that there are five strategies...