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Hanover will have a new Family Court building in another seven months, as a plot of land located on Watson Taylor Drive in the town of Lucea was handed over to contractors Thursday (February 4) for construction of the facility. The construction cost and furnishing of the facility will be underwritten by the European Union (EU) to the tune of...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Shahine Robinson, has called on all Parliamentarians to use the $20 million earmarked for them in the 2009-2010 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) as a way to uplift the Jamaican people. Participating in the debate on the economy in Parliament earlier this week , Minister Robinson said, "As leaders we need...

His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, and a number of Councillors and staff of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) took to the streets of the Corporate Area again on New Year's Day (January 1),to feed and support hundreds of homeless persons, indigents and children in homes. Executive Director of the Digicel Foundation, Major General Robert...

About 500 indigent adults and children in Morant Bay and surrounding communities in St. Thomas, will be feted by the Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Hanif Brown, at the annual Mayor's treat, scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 24, at the Anglican Church Hall in Morant Bay, beginning at 3:00 p.m. The event, organised by the St. Thomas Parish...

Over 800 elderly and indigent persons from several parts of the Corporate Area were treated by His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie on Sunday (December 20) at his annual Christmas Dinner at the Kingston Parish Church. Mayor McKenzie, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Lee Clarke, Town Clerk, Errol Green and other members of the Council and the staff of...

"This is beyond my expectations," was how His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, described the success of Wednesday's (December 16) downtown Kingston "Grand Market". The event, organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) with the support of Scotiabank, the Gleaner Company, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, was a huge...

Junior Mayor of Kingston, "Councillor" Mina Robertson, of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) Junior Council, accepting a pot of flowers from His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, following her greetings at Thursday night's lighting of the Municipal Christmas Tree at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston. The Junior Council is an annual feature of Youth...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has launched a programme to stimulate Christmas shopping in downtown Kingston this month, describing the commercial area as the "safest place in Jamaica, today". "I say it without fear of contradiction, that downtown Kingston and its environs has the lowest crime rate in Jamaica, and is one of the safest places in Jamaica, today,"...

The parish of St. Elizabeth has copped top place in the inaugural Social Development Commission (SDC) National Debating Competition with prizes of $30,000 and a trophy. The awards were held at the Fellowship Tabernacle in Mandeville Manchester on Wednesday, December 2. Member of the winning team, Jermaine Porter, told JIS News that he and his teammates had served as youth...

Two often volatile Spanish Town communities got a lift Thursday (December 3) with the opening of the March Pen Road/Corletts Road Community Centre, by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese. Major Reese described the community centre, located on McPherson Avenue, as a monument to the dedication of the residents to achieving peace in the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has instructed that $100,000 be given to each "Youth Mayor" for a project that is "substantial and long lasting." Speaking at the Prime Minister's Youth Mayors' Luncheon Wednesday (December 2) at Jamaica House in Kingston, Mr. Golding said that the "young Mayors" should be leaders of today and not tomorrow, as is often said....

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has commended 16 past members of the Trelawny Parish Council, for giving a combined 478 years of dedicated and meritorious service to the parish. The workers, who served between 15 and 43 years, were presented with plaques at a ceremony, held in...