Thirty-four persons who have given outstanding service to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the nation were presented with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals, Thursday, August 10. The medals were presented by the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony hosted by the JFB at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Permanent Secretary...

Retired Educator and recipient of the prestigious Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA), Christeen Hooper-Johnson, is the new President of the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC). Her election to the post was announced at the July meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC). Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels, in welcoming Mrs. Hooper-Johnson, said while the expectations of the HMC were high, he...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, greets Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emiliana Bernard Stephenson, during a courtesy call at the Ministry on August 3.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to fulfil the constitutional requirements regarding the local government elections, which were postponed for a further 12 months in February. He was responding to a question during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 3). The elections, which were last...

More than $300 million has been spent on social programmes in Manchester by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Speaking at a ceremony to break ground for an indigent house in Kendal in the parish, on August 2, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said four water shops have been built in the parish, with two of them situated...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons not to leave cooking unattended, in order to prevent fires. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that within recent years, “cooking left unattended” has been among the causes of fires across the island. He pointed out that the JFB has had cases where persons fall asleep while cooking. Mr. Beckford noted...

WPM Waste Management Limited has heightened its collection schedule to tackle the increased volume of debris accumulating in downtown Montego Bay. “This area has a lot of people [either engaged in commercial activities or] travelling through [Montego Bay] daily, and because of that it generates a lot of waste. [So], we have a night shift [crew] that [cleans] the major...