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State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), along with Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt (left); Acting Portmore Mayor, Councillor Leon Thomas (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross, participate in a ribbon cutting exercise, during the opening of the Portmore Fire Station Resource and Outreach Centre in Waterford, Portmore, St. Catherine, on May 1.

USF and Local Authority Agencies Open Resource Centre in Waterford

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...

Acting Director General of Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

National Fire Management Plan Sound – ODPEM

A view of a section of the grounds of the St. James Infirmary.

Labour Day Improvement Works for St. James Infirmary

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre) accepts seismic map from Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Horace Glaze (right), at the Ministry on April 24. Looking on is Resident Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Arun Kashyap.

Local Government Ministry Receives Seismic Map

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) signs a copy of the $16.76 million contract awarded to Tank-Weld Limited to undertake the construction of 170 vending stalls at the Black River market in St. Elizabeth. Also signing (from left) are: Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan; and State Minister in the Ministry, Colin Fagan. The signing was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on April 16.

170 Stalls for Black River Market

12 years ago Local Government

Heavy Rainfall Affects Sections of Westmoreland

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...

12 years ago Local Government

St. James Ready for Hurricane Season

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...

12 years ago CultureLocal Government

Additional $5 Million for Labour Day Parish Projects

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...

12 years ago Local Government

KSAC Speeds Up Building Approvals

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is reporting that it has significantly cut the processing time for building sub-division applications. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke announced at a recent meeting of the KSAC that the Council had brought its backlog of 1,000 applications down to 85. She further informed that for the period January to March,...

Deputy Mayor of the Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Andrew Swaby (second right), leads Town Clerk, Robert Hill (third left); City Inspector, Alrick Francis (second left);Treasurer, Nordia Crosskill (left), and Vice-Chairman of the Building & Town Planning Committee, Patrick Roberts (right), on an inspection tour of signs and billboards along the Palisades roadway in East Kingston, on April 15.

12 years ago Local Government

KSAC Urges Compliance with Billboard Requirements

The Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is requesting advertising companies and businesses in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) that utilize signs and billboards, to contact them immediately to ensure that they are compliant with the requirements and for the Council to update its database. Deputy Mayor of the KSAC, Andrew Swaby; Town Clerk, Robert Hill, and members of the...

12 years ago Local Government

Rocky Point Residents Urged To Help Create Business Environment

Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell, has urged residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, to find innovative and creative ways to encourage business in their community. Mayor Barnswell was speaking at the official ceremony to hand over the newly constructed Rocky Point Market, in the community on April 12. Meanwhile, the Mayor thanked the Jamaica Social Investment fund (JSIF) for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller shares a light moment with youngsters who attended the official handing over of the Rocky Point market, in South East Clarendon on April 12 .

12 years ago Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Condemns Latest Reported Cases of Child Abuse

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has made another blistering condemnation of those who continue to abuse the nation’s children. “I condemn every attack on any child in this country. If they are misbehaving and you don’t like it, take them to a teacher, a pastor, a community leader, a person that can demand respect. Please do not...