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Dark skies loom over Morant Bay, St. Thomas, at midday on Tuesday (November 5).
Dark skies loom over Morant Bay, St. Thomas, at midday on Tuesday (November 5).

Assessments Underway in St. Thomas

The St. Thomas Municipal Corporation says assessments are underway across the parish to ascertain the extent of the impact of Tropical Storm Rafael, which passed near Jamaica on Tuesday (November 5). Chief Engineering Officer, Odel Felix, told JIS News that...
Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), accept a symbolic cheque for $6.2 million to purchase a generator from Chief Executive Officer, GK Foods Domestic, Frank James, and GK’s General Counsel and Chief Corporate Secretary, Gail Moss-Solomon, during a handover ceremony in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on November 1. Farming supplies , valued more than $3 million, were also handed over by the company. The provisions form part of the multi-stakeholder Hurricane Beryl recovery assistance being extended to farmers in the parish.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), accept a symbolic cheque for $6.2 million to purchase a generator from Chief Executive Officer, GK Foods Domestic, Frank James, and GK’s General Counsel and Chief Corporate Secretary, Gail Moss-Solomon, during a handover ceremony in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on November 1. Farming supplies , valued more than $3 million, were also handed over by the company. The provisions form part of the multi-stakeholder Hurricane Beryl recovery assistance being extended to farmers in the parish.

Farmers in St. Elizabeth Get Assistance from GraceKennedy
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Local Government and Community Development Minister Urges High Public Vigilance as Jamaica Braces for Weather System
Public Education Specialist, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Elizabeth Bennett Marsh.
Public Education Specialist, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Elizabeth Bennett Marsh.

OUR Encourages Participation in Its Webinar on Nov. 5

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaks at today’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Minister is accompanied by Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Joel Williams (left), and Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Louis Chin.
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Voters to Elect Councillors for Morant Bay and Aenon Town Divisions on November 22

Voters in the Morant Bay and Aenon Town Divisions in St. Thomas and Clarendon, respectively, will head to the polls on November 22 to elect new Councillors. This follows the deaths of former Morant Bay Councillor, Rohan “Washy” Bryan, on May 1, and former Aenon Town Councillor, Marjorie McLeod, on September 1. The announcement was made today (October 30), during...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (seventh right), shares a moment with Clarendon farmers who have benefited from a donation of supplies from Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBML). Occasion was the handover of the items at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) parish office in Clarendon on Tuesday (October 29). He is joined by Principal Director of Technical Services at RADA, Winston Simpson (third left); and Managing Director of JBML, Donna Howe (sixth right).
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More Assistance for Clarendon Farmers

Several Clarendon farmers have benefited from $1.5 million worth of agricultural inputs from the Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBML). The items, which include farm tools, protective gear, productivity enhancers, insecticides, pesticides and spraying tools, were handed over by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) parish office in Clarendon on Tuesday...
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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, presents fire-safety devices to Interim Director of the Jamaica National Children’s Home in St. Andrew, Claudette White. The presentation was made at the Home on Wednesday (October 29) as part of activities marking Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week from October 27 to November 2 under the theme ‘Embracing Digital Innovation to Improve Fire Safety’.
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JFB Donates Fire-Safety Devices to Two Children’s Homes

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has donated smoke detectors and fire extinguishers to two children’s homes in St. Andrew. Mary’s Child, a programme under the Mustard Seed Communities, received 26 smoke detectors and two fire extinguishers, while the Jamaica National Children’s Home was given 10 smoke detectors and two fire extinguishers. The presentations, which were made on Tuesday (October 29),...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.
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Mayor to Host Concert for Charity Fund

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has announced a Mayor’s charity concert to rally renewed support for the long-standing Mayor’s Charity Fund, dedicated to serving the City’s most vulnerable residents. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, October 28 in the Corporation’s Chambers, the Mayor noted that the concert will be held at the Iberostar Hotel along the Rose...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the handover of an Indigent Housing unit in Seaforth, St. Thomas, on October 25.
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Yallahs Market to Be Renovated

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation now has possession of the Yallahs Market and that renovations are slated to take place. Speaking on Friday (October 25) at the handover of a new two-bedroom unit under the Indigent Housing Programme in Seaforth, St. Thomas, the Minister said that the...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), leads a ribbon-cutting exercise for an Indigent Housing solution in Seaforth, St. Thomas, on October 25. Sharing the moment are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right) and (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin; Councillor for the Seaforth Division, Sheroo Stephens; daughter of the beneficiary, Vijae Bartley; beneficiary, Marsha Davis; and Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Louis Chin.
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St. Thomas Fire Victim Gets New Home

After losing her home to fire two years ago, Marsha Davis of Seaforth, St. Thomas, now has a new home, thanks to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. The Ministry, in fulfilling a commitment made publicly to Ms. Davis at the opening of the Yallahs Fire Station in 2022, delivered the keys to a furnished...
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