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National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Dr. Leary Myers, says the agency will spearhead the implementation of projects valued over $3.7 billion per year, for the next eight years, until the expiration of the organisation’s K-Factor Programme in 2021. He was speaking during Wednesday’s (January 9) contract signing for implementation of the NWC’s $745 million Sector F Sewerage Systems Rehabilitation Project...

Just over 3,000 residents of Majestic Gardens, Seaview Gardens, and Riverton City in St. Andrew will benefit from rehabilitation works to be carried out on sewerage facilities serving those communities. This will be done at a cost of $745 million, under the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Sector F Sewerage Systems Rehabilitation Project. Contracts for the 24-month project were signed on...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says phase two of the Black River Market is to begin soon with the objective of completing the project this year. “We have just completed phase one of this fantastic project. It will benefit the farmers and citizens of St. Elizabeth, Black River, in particular. We will move quickly on...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be rolling out a new strategic plan geared towards improving customer service, Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, has informed. “This will be a first for the KSAC and comes out of the strategic priorities on which we are focused… The customer service strategy and plan will lay the foundation for...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has put an audit committee in place, which will have oversight of the financial reporting process to ensure accuracy and transparency. The body, which was formed during the regular Council meeting at the organisation’s Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (January 8), is chaired by Councillor Vernon McLeod. Other members include:...

As the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) intensifies its efforts to clamp down on illegal vending in the municipality, the corporation has embarked on a programme to sensitise stakeholders about its enforcement activities. This was disclosed by Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, as he addressed a KSAC Council meeting at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston on...

A seminar on the promotion of disaster risk management for journalists, will highlight activities for this year’s observance of Earthquake Awareness Week, which will be held from January 20 to 26. In an interview with JIS News, Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, said the seminar, set for January 25, will expose...

Beginning January, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be taking steps to remove illegal vendors from the streets of downtown Kingston, as part of measures to keep the city clean. In an interview with JIS News, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angella Brown-Burke, informed that the corporation would usually take action to remove the vendors close to the end...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be pushing for special consideration to be given to persons housed in infirmaries, when long-term plans are being developed to deal with natural disasters. Senior Director of Hazard Mitigation in the Ministry, Philbert Brown, pointed out that persons in infirmaries are particularly vulnerable during times of disaster and a system must...

Homeless persons were fed and entertained on Tuesday at the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Dinner, held at the St. James Parish Council Care Centre, in Montego Bay, St. James. They were provided with cooked meals and drinks, with the Junior Councillors and Council staff serving them. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, told the gathering that feting the homeless was...

Jamaica Bedding and Ojay Koolers will be donating 2,000 plastic drums to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), to assist in their cleaning-up efforts in the Spanish Town, Old Harbour and May Pen areas. The drums will be handed over to the NSWMA at a ceremony, to be held at 29 East Street,Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Thursday, December...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown-Burke, said the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be taking steps to ensure that the over 130 vendors, who will be selling in the newly renovated Redemption Arcade, will not be victims of extortionists. “We want to make sure that there is one legal system of payment and that anyone, who collects from...