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OCHO RIOS — Councillor for the Calderwood Division in St. Ann, Vinette Robb-Oddman, was on April 13 officially installed as Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, becoming the first woman in the parish to hold the position. She replaces Ivan Anderson, who resigned as mayor and chairman of the St. Ann Parish Council in January. State Minister with responsibility for Local...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on April 7, broke ground for Phase 2 of the Flanker Infrastructure Development Works, to be carried out by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), at a cost of approximately $158 million. The upgrading of the physical infrastructure in the informal areas of Flanker and adjoining communities in...

OCHO RIOS — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the support for the Ministry's 'Eat Jamaican' road shows, across the Island. “The public has been responding well to this campaign. We launched it in the Coronation (Market) and it went well, and last week we were in Mandeville and it was very good,” Dr....

KINGSTON — Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Mr. Othneil Lawrence, has suggested that the Police formulate a special anti-crime strategy for the resort areas of St. Ann. Mr. Lawrence, whose constituency includes the resort town of Runaway Bay, said that while he welcomes the continued reduction in major crimes, there are concerns in resort areas, like Runaway...

MONTEGO BAY – The St. James Parish Council has been commended by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), for maintaining excellent procurement practices in the management of contracts.   The commendation came in light of the Council's attainment of its second 100 percent score, for strict adherence to the procurement guidelines for public bodies during the third quarter of 2010....

OCHO RIOS – Secretary/Manager at the St. Ann Parish Council, Clinton Gordon says the Council and the Local Planning Authority are working assiduously to ensure that the Planning and Building Acts are maintained in the parish. "The Council and the Local Planning Authority have a responsibility to ensure that all things are done in proper order; that the Building and...

LONDON – Mayor of Port Maria, His Worship Richard Creary has said that Jamaican local authorities should be allowed to utilise more local state resources to kick-start local economies and improve the living standards of their citizens. Councillor Creary, who participated in the Commonwealth Local Government Conference in Wales from March 15 to 18, said Jamaican parish councils should adopt...

MANDEVILLE – The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is calling on the expertise of the Mona GeoInformatics Institute, as it seeks to improve development planning to mitigate the effects of disasters and preserve the natural environment. Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, said that head of the Institute, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee, Jr. has been invited to address planners, where he...

KINGSTON – A proposal has been made for the establishment of a commercial lifestyle centre for entrepreneurs and residents operating and living downtown Kingston. This recommendation has been made in a Growth Inducement Strategy, being developed through a special secretariat established in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Making the disclosure during a Growth Strategy Symposium at the Jamaica Conference...

MANDEVILLE - The St. Elizabeth Parish Council plans to review the delivery of education in the parish,  at its next monthly meeting, in April. The Council is to receive a status report from personnel at the Ministry of Education, on how students in the parish are progressing in terms of examinations administered by the Ministry. Mayor of Black River, Councillor...

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...