Municipal police officers in Portland are being urged to be compassionate to vendors who were displaced by the Musgrave Market fire in the parish capital, Port Antonio, in May. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who toured the market on Friday (June 16), noted that temporary arrangements have been made for the vendors while the facility...

The homeless in Portland will soon have access to a shelter, following the identification of a suitable site for the facility by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “This is the location; we’re at the poor relief office in Port Antonio. It is the ideal location that we will now use to house the shelter for the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie says there are no plans to divest the Musgrave Market in Portland. “No decision has been taken to divest the interest of the Musgrave Market to anybody…it is the property of the Municipal Corporation and whatever repairs are going to be done, the funding will be provided by the Ministry,”...

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, is calling on all well-thinking citizens to do their part in safeguarding the nation’s children. He made the appeal during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) monthly meeting on June 13, where he strongly condemned the abduction and killing of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe. “The level of heartlessness and cruelty can only...

Director of the Meteorological Service (Met Service), Evan Thompson, says despite the recent rainfall impacting the island, Jamaicans should not expect an increase in rainfall levels between July and August. “Usually, July is a low-rainfall period of the season, and so as we move towards July and August, do not expect too much rainfall. Unless we get some tropical waves...

The cost of damage sustained by parochial infrastructure during the recent heavy rains has been estimated at over $100 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie, who said: “We are expecting that once the rain subsides and more assessment is undertaken, that we will see an increase in that number.” The rainfall...

As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane begins, the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation is reporting that 41 shelters are in a state of readiness to accommodate residents in the event of emergency. Speaking with JIS News following the regular monthly meeting of the Corporation on Thursday (June 8), Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Hubert Williams, said that the facilities were deemed suitable...