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Twenty-one educational institutions will participate in the St. James Parish Council's third annual Disaster Education Awareness Programme, April to May this year. Spearheaded by the Council's Disaster Preparedness Unit to support public education on effective disaster preparedness and management, the programme will be highlighted by students and adults competing for attractive prizes in quiz and poster events. Speaking at a...

As the Government accelerates the pace of Local Government Reform, three draft strategic bills have been developed and are being put through the consultative process with key stakeholders. These draft laws are the Local Governance Act, Financial Management Act and the (Unified Services) and Employment Act, informed Governance Coordinator in the Department of Local Government, Robert Hill. He said that...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation(KSAC) will be hosting a Child Month Service at its monument to Jamaica's slain children, The Secret Gardens, at the intersection of Church and Tower streets, in downtown Kingston on Sunday, May third. The ceremony is being held at the start of Child Month(May), and only five months after the erection of the monument, in...

The St George's Girls' Primary and Infant School, Duke Street, Kingston has been presented with the Key to the City of Kingston, for its contribution to the parish and, especially, to downtown Kingston. The presentation was made by the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, on behalf of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation(KSAC) Council, at the school on Wednesday(April...

The St. James Parish Council is reaching out to citizens through a series of Mayor's Fora. Speaking to JIS News at the second forum held on Thursday evening (April 16) at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Mayor Charles Sinclair said that the sessions were aimed at promoting meaningful dialogue among citizens and representatives of key Government agencies, and providing information...

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, has commended the staff of the Black River Hospital for their "humane and prompt" responses to persons who visit the facility for medical care. "On several occasions I have gone on visits there, unannounced, to deal with relatives and persons who I know who had been admitted there and, I must say that,...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has challenged graduating municipal police officers to carry out their jobs without fear or favour, but to do so with compassion. Mayor McKenzie, delivering the keynote address at this afternoon's graduation (April 3) of 23 Municipal Police officers, at the police training facility, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, said that they should endeavour to avoid...

A hotline is to be installed for persons to call the St. Catherine Parish Council on issues of concern, newly appointed Secretary Manager of the Council, Christopher Powell, has disclosed. Mr. Powell says that the hotline will be manned by a dedicated person and responses to concerns will be given within 10 days. "The move is to have citizens engage...

The St. Catherine Junior Council is undertaking a year-long project to beautify and improve conditions at the parish's infirmary, and activities got underway on Saturday (March 21) with the painting of the 10 bathrooms at the facility. The 20 young people, who are fifth and sixth form students of schools in St. Catherine, were fulfilling a promise made to Prime...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair, Jnr., has lauded the efforts of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) in educating consumers about their rights. "Recently we have seen where the CAC, through its Research Department, has commenced the monthly and, in some cases, fortnightly publication of grocery and petrol prices in national papers. A move that must be lauded without...

The St. Catherine Parish Council is to stage a series of community meetings to heighten awareness and educate residents about the Local Government Reform process. Speaking with JIS News, Secretary Manager of the Council, Christopher Powell, said the meetings are to be staged over four Wednesdays, in Linstead, Old Harbour, Spanish Town, and Portmore "We'll be discussing Local Government Reform,...

The St. Catherine Parish Council is carrying out inspections of disaster shelters within the parish as part of preparations for the hurricane season, which begins June 1. Chairman of the Parish Disaster Committee, Patricia Lewis, told JIS News that the inspections got underway at the start of the month and will continue to the end of May. The aim, she...