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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (November 8) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), held at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (November 8) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), held at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Stony Hill Market to be Reopened on November 22

Renovation of the Stony Hill market in St. Andrew is more than 90 per cent complete, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. The facility will be officially reopened during a ceremony on Tuesday, November 22 at 3:30 p.m....
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), and (from left, front row) Mayor of May Pen and President, Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament, Natalie Neita Garvey, who represented Opposition Leader, Mark Golding; and Custos Rotulorum for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett, who represented Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, participate in the National Church Service for Local Government and Community Month 2022. The service was held at the Kencot Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kingston, on Saturday (November 5).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), and (from left, front row) Mayor of May Pen and President, Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament, Natalie Neita Garvey, who represented Opposition Leader, Mark Golding; and Custos Rotulorum for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett, who represented Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, participate in the National Church Service for Local Government and Community Month 2022. The service was held at the Kencot Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kingston, on Saturday (November 5).

Jamaicans Encouraged to Support Local Authorities

Saturday is World Tsunami Awareness Day
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated at right) and Deputy Mayor, Richard Vernon (seated at left), with the newly installed Junior Mayor, Mt. Alvernia High School for Girls student Fitz-Ali Nelson (seated, second right) and Junior Deputy Mayor, St. James High School student Jodel Williams (seated, second left). With them are Judges of the Junior Mayor’s competition, Aldria Grant (left), Allaine Harvey (centre), and Oral Heaven (right), and new junior councillors of the St. James Municipal Coroporation from schools across the parish. The competition was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in the parish on Thursday ( October 27).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated at right) and Deputy Mayor, Richard Vernon (seated at left), with the newly installed Junior Mayor, Mt. Alvernia High School for Girls student Fitz-Ali Nelson (seated, second right) and Junior Deputy Mayor, St. James High School student Jodel Williams (seated, second left). With them are Judges of the Junior Mayor’s competition, Aldria Grant (left), Allaine Harvey (centre), and Oral Heaven (right), and new junior councillors of the St. James Municipal Coroporation from schools across the parish. The competition was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in the parish on Thursday ( October 27).

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Commissioner at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently.
Commissioner at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently.

Reduction in Number of Fire-Related Deaths

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Local Government

JFB Hosts Fire Safety Session in Hanover

The Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Hanover Division hosted a fire safety session at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover on October 27. The session imparted fire safety information to several staff members of the facility through informative presentations carried out by the JFB. The event was held to commemorate the JFB’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, which was...
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Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (right), assures St. Thomas residents, whose homes were destroyed by fire recently, of the Government’s support. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the new Yallahs Fire Station in the parish on Wednesday (October 26).
Local Government

Gov’t Providing Support for St. Thomas Fire Victims

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is coordinating arrangements to provide support for the 12 St. Thomas residents whose homes were destroyed by fire recently. “The St. Thomas Municipal Corporation has already gone in and has provided the information. I have asked the Permanent Secretary to have our technical team go into the area to start making arrangements....
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Local Government

Island-wide Activities to Mark Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week

Members of the public are invited to participate in a slate of activities for Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2022.  The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is commemorating the week with island-wide events from October 23 through to the 29, commencing with a church service at the Waterloo Apostolic Church in St. Elizabeth on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  “Persons can...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) cuts the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) 85th anniversary cake with long service awardee, Linda Wood Graham (left), during the Commission’s Long Service, Retirement and Staff Recognition Awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 20).
Local Government

Minister McKenzie Hails SDC for Contribution to Community Development

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has lauded the Social Development Commission (SDC) for its unwavering contribution to the advancement of the nation through community development.  Minister McKenzie said development initiatives spearheaded by the agency since its inception in 1937 have positively impacted the Jamaican populace.  The SDC works with  the 775 communities across the island...
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Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses Press Launch of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, on October 19, at the Police Officers Club, Hope Road in St. Andrew. The Commissioner is calling on Jamaicans to include the vulnerable members of society in safety and fire prevention, in an effort to reduce the loss of lives from fires.
Local Government

Special Attention on Persons with Disabilities During Fire Awareness Week

Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week has been officially launched, with a focus on persons with disabilities (PwDs). The Week will be observed from October 23 to 29, under the theme ‘Preserving the Nation through Life Safety and Fire Prevention’. This year, the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be targeting the vulnerable community of persons with disabilities for partnership in...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Local Government

Homeless Shelters in Trelawny and St. Ann Near Completion

The new shelters for the homeless being constructed in Trelawny and St. Ann are near completion, says Secretary of the Board of Supervision under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis. “Trelawny is almost complete. We are about 85 per cent complete and just fixtures, doors and windows are left to go in. St. Ann is about...
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