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The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding and His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond Mckenzie, are to attend the Inter-city Intangible Cultural Co-operation Network (ICCN) International Workshop's opening at the Jamaica Conference Centre Kingston at nine Tuesday morning (September 15). The workshop, being held under the theme, 'Local Government...

With construction of the new cruise ship pier in Falmouth Trelawny set to begin in a matter of days, His Worship the Mayor of Falmouth, Collin Gager will respond to citizens' questions and concerns about the project, at a community meeting on Thursday, September 24. The meeting is slated for the town hall in the Trelawny capital beginning at 5:00...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has charged Justices of the Peace (JPs) and other community leaders to do their part in alleviating the scourge of crime and violence in Jamaica. "I am depending on those of you who serve as JPs and leaders in the community, to uphold high standards and work with all your might...

A Peace and Justice Centre, under the direction of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), was opened in May Pen, Clarendon, yesterday (August 18). Founder of the centre, Social Activist, Dr. Walter Leavell, informed that apart from the mediation services, the centre would offer remedial skills training and support for students suspended from schools. "We are here to do our small...

Atlas International Freight Forwarding Inc., in Canada, has shipped a container of office furniture to the Department of Local Government, in collaboration with the Independent United Order of Solomon. This is part of the on-going assistance to charity organisations, by the Management of Atlas International Freight, and the United Order. The furniture will be distributed by the Department. Under the...

St. Mary is to get a mini-stadium ready for use before Christmas. Located beside Jacks River, near James Bond beach, it will have an international size football field and an eight-lane athletic track, two hard courts for tennis and seating for the public. Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding was taken on a tour of the construction site, just before...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding's series of town hall meetings will continue next week Wednesday, August 12 at the B.B Coke High school in Junction, St Elizabeth. The meeting gets underway at 7:00 p.m. and will be the fifth in the series which began in May. The Prime Minister will be supported by a Ministerial and technical team which will include...

Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, said called on Jamaicans to strive to make the country a better place. He stated that much has been achieved over 47 years of Independence, for which the nation should be proud. "Let us all.give God thanks for our achievements and let us resolve to continue to strive to make Jamaica and indeed, the...

After being without their market for more than three years, residents of Ewarton and its environs, in St. Catherine, now have a renovated facility to conduct their business. The market, which had fallen into disrepair, was recently refurbished at a cost of $4.35 million from an allocation from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) of Member of Parliament for North West...

His Worship the Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collin Gager, says that Jamaicans should resolve to build on the achievements of the past, as "the dream and hope that inspired us at Independence must never die." "We are grateful for our achievements. This is all a measure of our capacity for greatness, a testimony to the creativity that is within us...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has pledged millions in support to the Portmore Municipal Council to carry out necessary work in the municipality. Addressing a special Council meeting in Portmore on July 30, Mr. Montague said he is willing to commit $25 million towards the construction of...

Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Eastern, Lisa Hanna, has put forward several proposals to get youths more involved in the economy, including providing incentives for young graduates to enter certain industries. "The Government needs to offer specific incentives to direct the graduate towards export-driven industries, and all nationally-funded programmes should be directed to achieve this objective," she stated...