Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) along with (from left) Minority Leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby; Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, participate in the KSAMC's annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert at the St. William Grant Park, downtown...

Traffic changes have been announced for Ocho Rios and Brown’s Town in St. Ann over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. These are scheduled to run from December 18, 2023, to January 3, 2024, according to St. Ann Municipal Corporation Chairman and St. Ann’s Bay Mayor, Councillor Sydney Stewart. Addressing journalists during a press briefing at the Corporation’s office...

Designated vending zones have been established along sections of Orange Street, downtown Kingston, for the period December 18 to January 14, 2024. The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) today (December 12), approved a Motion that will facilitate the undertaking for street vendors to ply their wares on the assigned sections during the busy festive season. The Motion is...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Friday’s (December 8) official opening of the Clarendon Drop-In Centre and Night Shelter, which is located on the property of the Clarendon Infirmary.

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Administration has been consistent in its response to the housing needs of Jamaicans. Speaking in Manchester on Friday (December 1), where houses were handed over to indigent beneficiaries in Kendal and Coley Mountain, Mr. McKenzie said the Government takes its responsibility of fulfilling the housing needs of all...

The Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann has been officially renamed the ‘Lorenzo Garnet Douse Memorial Building’ in honor of the late firefighter who tragically lost his life on November 30, 2022. The renaming ceremony was held at the station on Thursday (November 30). Mr. Douse, a dedicated member of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), met an untimely demise...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is encouraging persons who will be hosting large family gatherings this Christmas to share their emergency plan with their guests.  “We want to ensure that anyone who comes into the space of the host, they are made aware of what the plan of action is, in the event that there is a fire or any...