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The Government has spent some $13 million to upgrade and refurbish the Three Hills Community Centre and Sports Complex in St. Mary. The project, which was funded through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, also includes a fenced football field, and an irrigation system to maintain the landscape. The facility will serve more...

The Senate gave approval on Friday (June 18) to two Bills postponing Local Government Elections to 2011. The elections, which were to be held by June 30 this year, are now scheduled to be held no later than March 30, 2011. Bills amending the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Act and the Parish Councils Act to allow for the...

Residents of Trelawny who live in flood prone areas, are being sensitised about the importance of moving quickly to a shelter in the event of a hurricane or flooding. Disaster Preparedness Co-ordinator for the parish, Deon Hylton-Lewis, told JIS News that Zion in Martha Brae was chief among flood-prone areas that were under the 'watchful eyes' of the disaster committee,...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is seeking to improve the burial grounds at the May Pen Cemetery, in Kingston, to reclaim the interest of persons who seek to give their loved ones a proper burial. On a tour of the cemetery yesterday (June 15), the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie showed Minister of State with responsibility for...

Spanish Town Mayor, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, has called on landowners in St. Catherine to pay their property tax to ensure the adequate delivery of services such as street light and garbage collection. Speaking at a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) certificate of title handing over ceremony on Tuesday (June 15) at the Point Hill Baptist Church, Dr. Wheatley lamented...

More than 180 residents from four inner city communities in West Kingston were treated to a fun day at the Cranbrook Flower Forest and River Head Trail Attractions, in Laughland, St. Ann, on June 12. The treat, which was funded by the Ministry of National Security's Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), saw young people and adults from areas, such...

Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Dr. Patrick Harris, has lauded the major infrastructure works being carried out in the parish, noting that this would continue to keep it "open for business." Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 9, Dr. Harris cited the development of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier, which...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that repair work on the Coronation Market will start on Monday and vendors who lost stock as a result of the recent security operations in the city will receive assistance. Mr. Golding gave this assurance after walking through sections of the Kingston market district this morning (June 10). At the end of the tour that...

It began in the parish of St. James in July, 2004 with 15 persons recruited as pioneers in a pilot programme being implemented by the Department of Local Government. Today, in four of the parishes in western Jamaica, the cadre stands at 51 officers, and they can be seen in the town centres of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland; Lucea, Hanover; Falmouth, Trelawny...

Several activities have been planned by the Portland Disaster Committee to observe June as Disaster Preparedness Month. The events will include educational talks in schools, business places and communities; public education campaign; fund-raising activities; coastal hazard training workshops and a church service. The theme for the month is: 'Disaster Preparedness. be in the know, don't just go with the flow',...

The St. James Parish Council will be making submission to the Government for the renaming of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in honour of the late Dr. Herbert Eldemire, in recognition of his sterling contribution to health in Jamaica. Dr. Eldemire, who died on May 20 after a brief illness, served as Minister of Health from 1962 to 1972, and was...

Swift and effective psychosocial intervention programmes will be critical in helping the children of the West Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens to heal, Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke has advised. Mrs. Clarke, who was on a tour of the area today (June 2), told JIS News that the joint police/military operation in the inner city community, and the activities of he...