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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left) consults with Deputy Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams during Tuesday’s (April 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting held at 24 Church Street in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left) consults with Deputy Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams during Tuesday’s (April 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting held at 24 Church Street in downtown Kingston.

Kingston Mayor Pledges Bipartisan Approach to Decision-Making

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, says a bipartisan approach to decision-making will be taken to arrive at a consensus that will best serve the citizens of Kingston and St. Andrew. “The approach will involve us consulting with the Opposition,”...
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses today’s (April 9) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at  24 Church Street in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses today’s (April 9) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at  24 Church Street in downtown Kingston.

$34-Million Road Patching Programme to Be Undertaken by KSAMC
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) thanksgiving service at Greater Grace Temple in Kingston on Sunday (April 7). The service was held under the theme ‘Working Together – A United KSAMC Serving our Residents and other Stakeholders in Partnership for Bipartisan Development’.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) thanksgiving service at Greater Grace Temple in Kingston on Sunday (April 7). The service was held under the theme ‘Working Together – A United KSAMC Serving our Residents and other Stakeholders in Partnership for Bipartisan Development’.

PHOTOS: Minister Mckenzie Attends KSAMC’S Thanksgiving Service
Director of Product Quality and Community Tourism at Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Lionel Myrie (centre), is joined by TPDCo’s Community Tourism Manager, Desmond Saunders (left), and TPDCo’s Public Relations Officer, Vaughn Thorpe, in highlighting one of the 18 signs erected along the Treasure Beach coastline in St. Elizabeth, on Friday (April 5).
Director of Product Quality and Community Tourism at Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Lionel Myrie (centre), is joined by TPDCo’s Community Tourism Manager, Desmond Saunders (left), and TPDCo’s Public Relations Officer, Vaughn Thorpe, in highlighting one of the 18 signs erected along the Treasure Beach coastline in St. Elizabeth, on Friday (April 5).

Warning Signs Erected Along the Treasure Beach Coastline in St. Elizabeth
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds, during a courtesy call at the Ministry
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds, during a courtesy call at the Ministry's Hagley Park Road offices in St. Andrew on April 5.

PHOTOS: IDB Country Rep Calls on Minister Mckenzie

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Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (background left), applauds the top placed environmental wardens from the community of Anchovy, in St. James, during a certification ceremony held on March 28, at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.
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Environmental Wardens Certified

Scores of environmental wardens have been certified and recognised for their involvement in community sanitation, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The JSIF’s Environmental Wardens Programme was implemented under the second phase of the Government of Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP 2) Solid Waste Management cycle four sub-project. The Environmental...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, holds up a red card while closing the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 26.
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3,813 Permanent Posts to Be Created at NSWMA

The Cabinet has given approval for 3,813 new posts at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and its four regional companies. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement while closing the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 26. “That is across the National Solid Waste Management Authority...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during the Board of Supervision’s annual awards ceremony at the Boone Hall Oasis in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, recently.
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PHOTO: Board of Supervision Awards Ceremony

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during the Board of Supervision’s annual awards ceremony at the Boone Hall Oasis in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, recently.
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Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
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Work Commences on Mendez Town Farm Road in Trelawny

Work is underway on the construction of  a road to serve farmers in Mendez Town in Lowe River, Trelawny. The $120 million project is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in partnership with the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, with Contracts Enterprise as the contracting entity. Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, told JIS News that the project will...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

$762 Million for Disaster Mitigation Works

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the allocation of $762 million for river training, drain and gully cleaning, and drainage improvement initiatives across the country. Speaking in the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, Mr. Holness said that given the “pressing threats” posed by climate change, the activities will serve as disaster...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21).
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Prime Minister Instructs NEPA to Develop Policy Banning Waste, Effluent Discharges into the Rio Cobre

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has instructed the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to develop a policy banning the discharge of any waste or effluent into the Rio Cobre. He made the announcement during his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21). “There are some factories and operations which do have...
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Court House building in Falmouth that houses the offices of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the Parish Court, now partially closed after the roof covering the Parish Court collapsed in 2023.
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International Building Code Training for Trelawny Municipal Corporation Officers

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) is set to commence in-house training of officers on the international building codes, primarily the standards and regulations referenced in the Building Act, 2018. Chief Engineering Officer of the Corporation, Lavern Morris, told JIS News that following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer Course in January, the stage was set to start retraining planners, technical officers...
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