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Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith, addresses the SDC’s Greater St. Catherine Governance Conference on Wednesday (January 21) at the Caymanas Golf Club.

SDC Advancing Citizen Participation in Governance to Drive Social Change

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is advancing citizen participation in governance as a catalyst for social change. Executive Director, Omar Frith, says a central feature of the Commission’s programme offering is its emphasis on participatory governance. “When we speak of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith (second left), addresses staff of the Trelawny Infirmary during a recent psychosocial intervention session. Also listening (from left) are Matron at the Infirmary, Tracey-Ann Bell, and Councillor for Sherwood Division in Trelawny, Dunstan Harper.

SDC Processing Over 170 Applications Under Gov’t’s Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative

Technical Specialist for Socio-Economic Development in the Community Renewal Programme at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm, outlines details of this year’s staging of the PIOJ’s Best Practice Symposium for Social and Community Renewal, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Free Transportation Being Provided for PIOJ Best Practice Symposium

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listen to Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith, during a tour of the site of the new Trelawny Infirmary in Falmouth, on Thursday, January 15. At left is Matron of the Trelawny Infirmary, Tracey-Ann Bell.

Shelters Across Jamaica to Be Improved

The entrance of the Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland.

Mannings’s Alumni Urged to Support Rebuilding Project

Director, Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management, Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Jacqueline Shepherd, encourages Jamaicans to secure important documents, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

4 weeks ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourSocial Security

Jamaicans Urged to Safeguard Personal Documents

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is urging citizens to prioritise the safekeeping of personal documents as part of their overall disaster preparedness. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank focused on Earthquake Awareness, Director, Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management, MLSS, Jacqueline Shepherd, said that while no one can be fully prepared for earthquakes, safeguarding documents is one...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the handover of building supplies by New Era Developments Limited and Kemtek Construction, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Forward Operating Base in Luana, St. Elizabeth on Friday (Jan. 16).

4 weeks ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Jamaica Will Be Rebuilt Better, Stronger – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa has created the opportunity to rebuild Jamaica better and stronger than before. “So yes, it [hurricane] created a crisis, but every crisis presents an opportunity and we must not waste the opportunity that this crisis has given us. We will rebuild Jamaica much better...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, Kevin McIndoe, engages with residents at a town hall held at the Easington Primary School on January 15, to discuss disposal of the 100-acre Easington property owned by the Municipal Corporation.

4 weeks ago Local Government

Residents Occupying Easington Lands in St. Thomas to Receive Titles

The St. Thomas Municipal Corporation will be formalising the settlement of residents, who currently occupy the Easington lands in the parish. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation, Kevin McIndoe, made the disclosure during a town hall at the Easington Primary School on Thursday (Jan. 15). He informed that the Corporation will begin subdividing the 100-acre property this year, with...

Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), greets Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Jamaica, Stephen Murad (second right), at the handover of hurricane relief supplies to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) on Friday (January 16), at the Garmex Free Zone on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. Also in attendance (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels; Senior Director, Mitigation, Planning and Research at ODPEM, Michelle Edwards; and Director of Corporate and Government Relations at Digicel, Joy Clark.

4 weeks ago Hurricane Melissa

ODPEM Receives Relief Supplies From Digicel

Relief supplies from Digicel and the Digicel Foundation were handed over to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), today (January 16), to advance recovery efforts in communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, welcomed the donation and underscored the need for sustained national and corporate support, noting that many affected...

Senior Building Officer with the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Duane Allison, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

4 weeks ago Local Government

Jamaicans Encouraged to Report Building Code Breaches

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is encouraging Jamaicans to make use of its complaint system to report possible observed breaches of the building code. Senior Building Officer with the KSAMC, Duane Allison, told a recent JIS Think Tank that the complaint system is in addition to the Corporation’s own robust surveillance system for breaches. “We have several...

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Gary McKenzie, who has been reassigned the Strategic Operations portfolio, outlines the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s plan to respond in the event the country experiences a major earthquake, during a JIS Think Tank on January 13.

4 weeks ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Plans in Place to Respond to Earthquakes – JCF

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has reaffirmed that a comprehensive plan is in place to guide its response in the event of a major earthquake. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Gary McKenzie, who has been reassigned the Strategic Operations portfolio, gave the assurance during a JIS Think Tank on January 13. Earthquake Awareness Week is being observed from January 11...

National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Executive Director, Audley Gordon, speaks at a press briefing held at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Monday (January 12).

4 weeks ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

NSWMA Sorting Hurricane Debris at Source to Reduce Costs

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is undertaking waste separation at source as part of measures to reduce the costs associated with the massive cleanup and transportation of Hurricane Melissa debris. The move is part of measures under the Debris Management Programme, which has been established to provide the operational and administrative oversight necessary to clear the debris in...