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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.

Local Government Ministry Providing $10 Million for Musgrave Market Clean-Up

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will provide $10 million to the Portland Municipal Corporation to undertake clean-up activities at the Musgrave Market, which was destroyed by fire recently. The funds, which will be drawn from the Equalisation...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Senior Director (Acting), Mitigation Planning and Research Division, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Anna Tucker Abrahams, on his arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1 for the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Senior Director (Acting), Mitigation Planning and Research Division, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Anna Tucker Abrahams, on his arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1 for the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting.

PM Urges Jamaicans to Take Precautions As Hurricane Season Begins
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.

Gov’t Building Financial Resilience Against Disasters
Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, addresses the St. Elizabeth’s Humanitarian Sub-Committee at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, May 30.
Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, addresses the St. Elizabeth’s Humanitarian Sub-Committee at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, May 30.

St. Elizabeth Ready for Hurricane Season
The current state of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. (FILE Photo)
The current state of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth. (FILE Photo)

Action Far Advanced to Rename Ocho Rios Fire Station

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Making his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate on May 30 in the House of Representatives is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2023/24

Government to Purchase Fire Trucks with Extended Ladders to Reach 200 Feet

With the growing number of high-rise buildings across the country, especially in urban areas, the Government is to purchase fire trucks with extended ladders to better respond to emergency situations in these buildings. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his presentation in the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), on a tour of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, February 15, where a $100-million multiphase renovation project is under way.
Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2023/24

Rehabilitation of Markets to Continue This Fiscal Year

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will continue its comprehensive programme for the rehabilitation of markets across the island during the current financial year, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. He noted that projects that are already in progress include the Savanna-la-Mar market in Westmoreland, where some $20 million is being spent on the first phase. Rehabilitation of...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks at the working session of the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on May 25. Listening is Chairman of the Recovery Planning Committee, National Disaster Risk Management Council and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.
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JPS Urged to Clear Trees from Power Lines

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is being urged to clear encroaching trees and vegetation from power lines, as the country begins its preparation for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which starts on June 1. “We are going to be writing to the JPS. Already, many persons are concerned about the trees that have developed a personal relationship with the JPS...
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