Councillor Joel Williams of the Denbigh Division was sworn in as Mayor of May Pen, during a ceremony held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in the parish capital on Thursday (March 7).  

Members of Parliament for Portland Western and Eastern, Daryl Vaz (fourth left) and Ann-Marie Vaz (centre), respectively, share a moment with newly sworn-in Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (fifth left), and other elected councillors for the parish. The ceremony was held at the Portland Municipal Corporation on March 7.

First-time political representative and businessman, Louis Chin, was today (March 7) sworn in as Chairman of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation and the new Mayor of Morant Bay. Mr. Chin, who was victorious in the February 26 Local Government Elections, is Councillor for the Cedar Valley Division. Michael McLeod of the Dalvey Division was sworn in as Deputy Mayor. Eight...

The Government will continue engaging the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) regarding repairs to defective streetlights islandwide. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure while responding to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who are currently reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, about the malfunctioning lamps. While...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is imploring persons to desist from making false bomb threats. In late 2023, the JFB was bombarded by a series of bomb threats that were made to several schools, businesses and government institutions. Commissioner of the JFB, Stewart Beckford, noted that, at this time, implementing measures to prevent bomb threats would be challenging. “In relation...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has disclosed that 151 positions will be added to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). “The training of firefighters has been an important feature since 2016, [and] since 2017, the JFB has added over 800 firefighters to its complement. This is an outstanding achievement. Since then, the Brigade has received approval...

Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, has advised that the final counting of ballots from Monday’s (February 26) Local Government Elections is under way. He told JIS News that counting is in progress at 63 counting centres across Jamaica. “We await those results. As soon as they come in, we will be releasing it to the public. Some constituencies will be...