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A Resolution requesting the withdrawal of $17.2 million from the Equalisation Fund of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation  (KSAC), to undertake urgent repairs to sanitary facilities in the markets and arcades, received overwhelming support at a meeting of the Council on September 11. The Resolution, moved by Councillor Kevin Taylor and seconded by Councillor Andrew Swaby, outlined that the...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Angela Brown-Burke has announced the temporary closure of the Kingston Craft Market later this month, to facilitate repairs. The Mayor told a meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on September 11, that the Council will be partnering with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the Craft Market Association to repair the roof and...

More than 120 vendors are set to benefit from newly refurbished facilities at the Redemption Market in Downtown Kingston, when it re-opens in time for Christmas. Renovation of the market facilities began last month, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), the Digicel Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has stepped up its drive to collect trade licence fees from business operators downtown Kingston. Beginning September 3, the KSAC, in partnership with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), will embark on a campaign to identify businesses involved in trading activities that require such licenses and determine the status of their payments. Mayor of Kingston,...

The life and work of National Hero the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, was on Friday (August 17), given special recognition in the parish of his birth, St. Ann. Scores of persons representing civic groups, the Rastafarian community, academia, the political directorate, along with a number of children, turned out at the St. Ann’s Bay Parish Library, just a few kilometres...

The Keys to the City of Kingston will be presented to Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey, posthumously this month,  by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). The presentation will be made to his son, Dr. Julius Garvey, during a civic ceremony to mark the 125th anniversary of the National Hero’s birth, on August 17 at...

MONTEGO BAY — State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has announced that work is advanced to establish another 18 community access points (CAPs) in St. Ann, in addition to the four now operating fully in the parish. "Very shortly you will have a total of 22 community access points. You will have...

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change intends to address the wastewater disposal system in downtown Kingston to ensure that there is no further environmental deterioration of the Kingston Harbour. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, in his Sectoral Debate Presentation in Gordon House on July 24, said the thrust to return extensive commercial life to downtown, especially the...

A care centre to support persons living on the streets was officially opened in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on July 19, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. The Minister lauded the work of the St. Elizabeth Care Committee, which spearheaded the project at a cost of some $3 million, with support from Food for the...

Thousands of shoppers are expected to descend on downtown Kingston next weekend to take advantage of a massive shopping extravaganza organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation in partnership with the merchants and vendors. Dubbed the ‘Downtown Sizzling Summer Savings', stakeholders are promising to have prices slashed as much as 70 per cent on some items from Thursday, July...

Minister of State for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, said that focus will be placed on the upgrading and modernization of the country’s markets to make them more appealing to the consumers they serve.  He noted that a number of the island’s 85 markets are in need of serious renovations and aesthetic modifications. “Many are in need...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) intends to have in place, a comprehensive development plan for the land at Twickenham Park, which will include the design for a Training Institution, Divisional Headquarters for St. Catherine and the Vehicle Maintenance Department. Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, made the disclosure during his contribution...