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MONTEGO BAY - Mayor of Falmouth, Collin Gager, on Thursday March 10 called on residents of Trelawny to protect the interests of the parish and to refrain from any action that would threaten the development projects now underway. The Mayor's appeal came one day after Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, issued a similar plea for residents, “not...

Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, has appealed to Trelawny residents not too carry out demonstrations which could endanger the fledging cruise industry in Falmouth. Mr. Henry told JIS News Monday afternoon (March 7) that he was concerned about reports of planned road blocking demonstrations on the Springvale Main Road (commonly called Wakefield Main Road) in Northern...

Local Government elections are to be postponed until March 2012, following the passage of two Bills in the Senate on Friday (February 18), which sought the deferment. Entitled the Parish Councils General Election (Postponement) Act, 2011, and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation General Election (Postponement) Act, 2011, the Bills seek to amend the Parish Council and Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council has passed a resolution to amend the 1999 Places of Amusement Regulation, to ease the requirement for organisers of entrainment events to present an insurance agreement before they can be granted a licence to stage activities. The resolution, moved by Councillor for the Junction Division, Cetany Holness, seeks to have the applicant sign a letter,...

Criminal activities in the parish of Trelawny continue to decline since the start of this year, in keeping with the trend towards the end of 2010. At the same time, the number of Police personnel assigned to that parish has been beefed up, as several new developmental projects are taking place in the parish. In a report tabled at the...

Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Othneil Lawrence, says that a zero tolerance approach will be taken to squatting, after the regularization of informal settlements in the area. Under the Economical Housing Project of Jamaica, approximately 1,300 new houses are to be built in Runaway Bay, St. Ann over the next three years. The project will also include...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has invited consumers in Kingston and St. Catherine to a Farmers' Market to be held at the Portmore Heart Academy on Friday (February 4). Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, said the farmers' markets are being held as a corrective measure to address the glut in some produce. He added that the...

The National Works Agency (NWA), has commenced a major programme of works, targeting sections of roadways that have broken away. The programme which is valued at over 400 million dollars will result in retaining walls being constructed along roads in several communities. Manager for Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says the programme is currently targeting five...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the Under-17 CONCACAF Championship Games, Councillor Charles Sinclair, has called for the full support of corporate Jamaica and citizens of western Jamaica for the Championship, scheduled for February 12 to 28. “Our hosting of this competition is a great accomplishment, one that is also expected to significantly boost...

Chairperson of the National Steering Committee for the National Best Community Competition and Programme (NBCCP), Jacqueline daCosta, is looking at the setting up of parish steering committees that will assist with the management of the competition at the parish level. “This will be a group of people, who will engage government agencies to help determine how best they can support...

Displays on earthquake awareness are currently mounted at the St. Mary Parish Library and the St Mary Parish Council in Port Maria, in observance of January as Earthquake Awareness Month. The display at the library is sponsored jointly by the St. Mary Disaster Committee and the St Mary Parish Library, while that at the Parish Council's is organised by the...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council paid tribute to former cabinet minister and Deputy Mayor for Black River, the late Donald Buchanan, at its monthly meeting on (January 13). Leading the tributes was Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, who said that although he and Mr. Buchanan had different political views, he regarded him as “the greatest political strategist that...