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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, cuts the ribbon symbolising the formal handover of a two-bedroom house in Kendal, Manchester, to recipient, Nadine Lawrence (centre). The presentation was made on Friday (December 1). Applauding is Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Moy Crawford. The unit was facilitated under the Local Government Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme and is in keeping with the Administration’s thrust to provide homes for more Jamaicans.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, cuts the ribbon symbolising the formal handover of a two-bedroom house in Kendal, Manchester, to recipient, Nadine Lawrence (centre). The presentation was made on Friday (December 1). Applauding is Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Moy Crawford. The unit was facilitated under the Local Government Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme and is in keeping with the Administration’s thrust to provide homes for more Jamaicans.

Gov’t Consistently Responding to Citizens’ Housing Needs – Minister Mckenzie

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...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left), is joined by family, friends and colleagues of late firefighter, Lorenzo Garnet Douse, for the formalities during a ceremony for the official renaming of the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann in his honour, on Thursday (November 30). The facility is now called the ‘Lorenzo Garnet Douse Memorial Building’.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left), is joined by family, friends and colleagues of late firefighter, Lorenzo Garnet Douse, for the formalities during a ceremony for the official renaming of the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann in his honour, on Thursday (November 30). The facility is now called the ‘Lorenzo Garnet Douse Memorial Building’.

Ocho Rios Fire Station Officially Renamed ‘Lorenzo Garnet Douse Memorial Building’
Acting Research and Planning Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Jay Scott.
Acting Research and Planning Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Jay Scott.

JFB Wants Hosts to Share Emergency Plan with Guests at Large Family Gatherings
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (right), presents youth CEO, KSAMC Junior Council, Andiccia Harris with a certificate of participation, at an event held on November 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (right), presents youth CEO, KSAMC Junior Council, Andiccia Harris with a certificate of participation, at an event held on November 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown Kingston.

Students Participate in KSAMC Junior Council Meeting
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the reopening of Crab Circle in Kingston on November 23. The popular streetside food stop was ordered closed by the Public Health Department on October 5 due to sanitary concerns. The facility has since been cleaned, sanitised and upgraded, with bathrooms for vendors and patrons added. The vendors underwent training and certification in small food preparation and sales through collaboration between the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation and the HEART/NSTA Trust. All vendors received their food handlers permits from the Public Health Department, which also trained them.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the reopening of Crab Circle in Kingston on November 23. The popular streetside food stop was ordered closed by the Public Health Department on October 5 due to sanitary concerns. The facility has since been cleaned, sanitised and upgraded, with bathrooms for vendors and patrons added. The vendors underwent training and certification in small food preparation and sales through collaboration between the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation and the HEART/NSTA Trust. All vendors received their food handlers permits from the Public Health Department, which also trained them.

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Representatives of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust and Grand Palladium Jamaica Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa, the partners in the enhanced training, assessment, and upskilling programme, for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Wednesday (November 22). Seated for the signing are (from left) Deputy Managing Director, HEART/NSTA – Dr Cheryl McLaughlin; Director of Planning, HMC, Grace Whittley, and Corporate Director of Social Responsibility, Palladium Hotel Group, Gloria Juste Picon. Witnessing the proceedings are (from left) HMC Chairman and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels; HEART/NSTA Trust Region 4 Regional Director, Shorna Newsome-Myrie; Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Adria Dehaney-Grant, and Councillor Daren Barnes of the Riverside Division. The signing took place at the Grand Palladium Jamaica Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa in Hanover.
Local Government

Hanover Municipal Corporation Signs MOU for Hospitality Skills Training Programme

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will facilitate the enhancement of training, assessment and upskilling opportunities for hundreds of residents across the parish. The partnership involves the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, and the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa. The MOU was signed during a ceremony...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Blueprint Regional Capacity-building Workshop, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on November 21.
Local Government

Financial Coverage for Disaster Management in Place – Minister Mckenzie

The Government has put in place the necessary financial coverage for disaster management, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Speaking at the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Blueprint Regional Capacity-building Workshop at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 21, the Minister said the objective is to ensure that the country has access to...
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Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, speaks with JIS News at his New Kingston offices recently.  
Local Government

St. Thomas Rescue Shows Strength of Disaster Response – ODPEM

The rescue of 24 persons trapped by flood waters in a section of St. Thomas by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Air Wing has been hailed as a signal of the strength of the country’s disaster coordination and response. Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, said that Friday’s (November 17) rescue...
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Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
Local Government

Citizens Advised to Rely on Authorities for Information During Emergencies – ODPEM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising citizens to only rely on the responsible authorities for information during emergencies. “We want to say to persons, at all times just exhibit responsibility. Give the correct information and rely on the authorities,” said Acting Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson, during an interview with JIS News. He pointed...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, observe a breakaway along a section of roadway during a tour of the area on Saturday (Nov.18). Over 30 landslides were reported in the constituency.
Local Government

Damage Assessments Underway

Teams from municipal corporations are currently undertaking assessments to determine the extent of damage from the adverse weather system, which affected the island over the last two days. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a tour of sections of East Rural St. Andrew on Saturday (Nov. 18). “They are working in...
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A section of Market Road in Port Morant, St. Thomas, which is currently impassable due to a landslide.
Local GovernmentNational SecurityWorks / Construction

St. Thomas Shelter Managers on Alert as Weather System Continues to Affect Jamaica

Shelter managers in St. Thomas are on alert as Jamaica continues to experience the effects of Tropical Cyclone 22. There have been numerous reports of landslides and flooding in the parish between Thursday (November 16) and Friday (November 17). Superintendent of Roads and Works at the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, Odel Felix, told JIS News that the eastern end of...
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Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards
Local Government

ODPEM to Stage More Earthquake Drills

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be conducting more regular earthquake drills as part of its national strategic response. The simulation exercises will assist persons to be better prepared and help to ease anxiety about earthquakes among the public, Acting Deputy Director General at ODPEM, Michelle Edwards, told JIS News. “Once we can have them and...
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