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MONTEGO BAY — Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Councillor Charles Sinclair, has commended overseas and local health personnel and volunteers of the Montego Bay/Atlanta Sister Cities Health Mission for the “tremendous’ sacrifices which have made the 18th health mission to Montego Bay a reality. Addressing Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Hon. Vin Martin,...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has lauded Matron of the Trelawny Infirmary, Icy Allen, and her staff for the quality of service and care being given to the residents. After a tour of the facility in Falmouth on Wednesday (October 5), Mrs. Robinson...

MONTEGO BAY — The Hanover Parish Council received a cheque for $6.8 million from the Department of Local Government on Thursday (October 6) towards rehabilitation of the municipal building in the capital, Lucea, and establishing a Financial Management Accounting System at the Council. Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Local Government, Hon....

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Shahine Robinson, will be visiting parish councils across the island over the next two months. The meetings are part of a continued process by the State Minister, to familiarise herself with the local government portfolio, for which she assumed responsibility in...

KINGSTON — The transformation of downtown Kingston is rapidly gathering momentum, as evidenced by over 300 percent increase in expressions of interest in the tax incentive programme for urban renewal by interested investors, over the last 18 months. This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Joy Douglas, as she outlined the investment opportunities in...

MONTEGO BAY — Richmond Housing Development, comprising 250 completed three-bedroom houses, entertainment centre, swimming pool, children’s play area and 24-hour security, was officially opened on September 17 by Minister of Housing, Environment and Water, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The 500-acre property, with some 100 families already occupying houses, is located near Priory, in St. Ann. Delivering the main address, the...

MONTEGO BAY — The Trelawny Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade is crediting its ongoing public education programme for the continued reduction in the incidence of fires in the parish.  The campaign, which includes lectures, seminars, drills, distribution of pamphlets, and inspections, has helped to increase awareness about fire safety and prevention strategies. Assistant Superintendent for the division, Noel Myrie,...

KINGSTON — The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will not approve any construction being considered for the Long Mountain area in Kingston. "This Council will never consider application in those areas (Jacks Hill, Hope Pastures, Long Mountain), because of the danger that they  pose to people living on the plains of the Corporate Area," Mayor  of Kingston, Councillor Desmond...

MONTEGO BAY — The Trelawny Parish Council is currently analysing the effectiveness of the pedestrianisation (pedestrian traffic only ) of Water Square, in Falmouth,  following the implementation of the new traffic management system in that town some five months ago. According to Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collin Gager, the assessment has been ongoing from the implementation of the system, and...

MONTEGO BAY — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair has encouraged residents of St. James to pay their property taxes now, in light of a recent survey which showed that there is a low compliance rate in the parish. Addressing a recent Mayor's forum at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School, Mayor Sinclair said that, "the findings of...

KINGSTON — State Minister  with responsibility for  Local Government,  Hon. Shahine Robinson, is assuring that the Government is committed to facilitating community empowerment. This,  she explained, is to position communities to play a more active and integral role in nation building,  by enabling citizens to be more involved in the management of issues impacting their lives. Speaking at the official...

KINGSTON — Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Lee Clarke, wants the Local Government Reform process to meet a 2012 deadline. In a statement to Tuesday's (August 9) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council at Church Street, downtown Kingston, Councillor Clarke said that he was concerned that Jamaicans might not be able to celebrate completion of...