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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 3).

95 Per Cent of Fire Stations Equipped With Generators

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that 95 per cent of the island's fire stations are now equipped with generators. “We acquired four more in the last financial year at a cost of $33 million,...

Parish Manager, Social Development Commission St. Thomas, Lorian Peart-Roberts (fourth right); Teen Hub St. Thomas Centre Manager, Chantal Williams (sixth right); Senior Contact Investigator, Lisa Lewis (second right) and Guidance Counsellors at Paul Bogle High School, Helen Taylor Young (right) and Taieka Jackson-Walters (left), pause for a photo opportunity with students during an 'It's a Girl's Thing' event, at the school on May 29.

SDC Launches Initiative in St. Thomas to Tackle Challenges Caused by Period Poverty

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) view a proposal with city engineer for the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Zacia Chevannes during a tour of West Kingston on May 29. The Government of Jamaica in partnership with the KSAMC are working on plans geared towards creating new housing solutions in Denham Town, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Housing Solutions For Denham Town

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on May 27.

Disaster Risk Management System Remains Strong, Coordinated and Response Capable – ODPEM

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, gives remarks during the agency's long service awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (May 27).

157 NSWMA Employees Honoured for Long Service

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on May 27.

3 weeks ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Urges Hurricane Preparedness

As the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season approaches, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to heighten their level of preparedness and take proactive steps to safeguard lives and property. “Preparedness is shared responsibility. Government has its role. But readiness begins in households, communities, farms, schools, clinics, police stations and fire stations. “It also begins in the...

3 weeks ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t Strengthening Disaster Risk Financing Framework Ahead of Hurricane Season

As the country prepares for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is strengthening the country’s disaster risk financing framework to bolster recovery efforts and respond to the needs of citizens. Addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, he said that these instruments, which include catastrophe bonds, have enhanced Jamaica’s...

The Norwood Community Centre in St. James.

3 weeks ago CommunityLabour Day 2026Local Government

Improvement At Norwood Community Centre

The Norwood Community Centre in St. James has been improved following a painting exercise on Labour Day (May 25) and the commissioning of a $4.5-million solar unit, which will provide electrical power to the facility. The project was completed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). In an interview with JIS News, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security...

Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (right), along with Parish Manager at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Shana-Lee Archibald (centre), break ground for the construction of sanitary facilities at the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25). Looking on at left is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter. The cemetery was the St. Catherine Parish Project for Labour Day 2026.

3 weeks ago Labour Day 2026Local Government

Strong Turnout for St. Catherine Parish Project

Scores of persons turned out to participate in the clean-up of the Barry and Lloyd Cemetery in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on Monday (May 25). The Labour Day Parish Project, spearheaded by the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, focused on the removal of overgrown shrubs and general cleaning. Ground was also broken for the construction of sanitary facilities. “Today, we are...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), and President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League, Stephen Golding, join forces to paint a wall during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Labour Day activities at Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston on Monday (May 25). The KSAMC carried out work at three project sites: Franklin Town Primary School, the St. William Grant Monument in Brandon Hill, and Liberty Hall in downtown Kingston.

3 weeks ago Labour Day 2026Local Government

Three Major Projects Highlight Labour Day Activities for KSAMC

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) marked Labour Day on Monday (May 25) with three major projects, highlighting the theme: ‘Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safer Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goal of Agenda 2063’. The project sites were Franklin Town Primary School in the Allman Town Division, the St. William Grant Monument in the Brandon Hill Division,...

The container that will become the new Cedar Valley post office was placed in location on Labour Day, May 25.

3 weeks ago Labour Day 2026Local Government

Cedar Valley to Get New Post Office

There will be a new post office to serve Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, following a Labour Day project in the community on May 25. Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Louis Chin, told JIS News that the construction of the new post office was designated as the parish’s Labour Day project by the Municipal Corporation given the state of the previous...

Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) repair a section of the sidewalk adjacent to the Stony Hill Fire Station in St. Andrew during the JFB

3 weeks ago Labour Day 2026Local Government

JFB Leads Labour Day Renovation of Stony Hill Fire Station In St. Andrew

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) selected the refurbishment of the Stony Hill Fire Station in St. Andrew as its major Labour Day project this year, with firefighters working on Monday (May 25) to carry out renovations at the facility. Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that the initiative formed part of the Brigade’s annual effort to rehabilitate stations requiring attention....