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Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (left), greets United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Kishan Khoday, during Friday’s (May 17) UNDP Disaster Risk Resilience Knowledge Exchange. The session was held at the UNDP’s Lady Musgrave Road offices in Kingston.
Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (left), greets United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Kishan Khoday, during Friday’s (May 17) UNDP Disaster Risk Resilience Knowledge Exchange. The session was held at the UNDP’s Lady Musgrave Road offices in Kingston.

ODPEM Underscores Importance of Community Emergency Response to Disasters

As Jamaica approaches the start of the 2024 hurricane season, Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, has underscored the importance of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). “If something happens to you,...
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, addresses residents of Bogue Village in St. James during a community meeting on May 9.
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, addresses residents of Bogue Village in St. James during a community meeting on May 9.

St. James Municipal Corporation Aiming to Curtail Illegal Commercial Activities in Bogue Village
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), consults with Deputy Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre), and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, during the KSAMC’s meeting on Tuesday (May 14). The meeting was held at the Corporation’s offices in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), consults with Deputy Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre), and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, during the KSAMC’s meeting on Tuesday (May 14). The meeting was held at the Corporation’s offices in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC to Undertake Two Major Labour Day Projects
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (May 9).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (May 9).

Two Labour Day Parish Projects for St. James
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie displays plans for the Portland Night Shelter and Drop-in Centre, during the groundbreaking ceremony held on May 10 at the Poor Relief Office in Port Antonio.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie displays plans for the Portland Night Shelter and Drop-in Centre, during the groundbreaking ceremony held on May 10 at the Poor Relief Office in Port Antonio.

Ground Broken for Portland Night Shelter and Drop-in Centre

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation.
Local Government

New Musgrave Market in Port Antonio to Be Fireproof

The new Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, will be the first market to be built in Jamaica equipped with the necessary fixtures to significantly reduce the possibility of a fire occurring at the facility. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure at a disaster preparedness town hall meeting, held at the Errol Flynn...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

New Board for ODPEM to be Announced Soon

A new Board for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be announced early next week. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at a disaster preparedness town hall meeting, held at the Errol Flynn Marina, Port Antonio, Portland, on May 9. The ODPEM is the national disaster organisation responsible for...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses today’s (May 9) monthly meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation, in Port Antonio.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

$40-Billion SPARK Programme Not a Substitute for Existing Road Projects

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the road rehabilitation to be carried out under the $40-billion SPARK programme will not be a substitute for existing road initiatives. The Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) programme aims to address and improve roads islandwide. Of the budgeted sum, $20 billion will be spent...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation,  in Port Antonio, on May 9.
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Ministry Provides Funds to Support Labour Day Activities

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be providing more than $50 million to be shared among Municipal Corporations across the island to support Labour Day activities. Emphasis this year will be placed on persons with disabilities, the elderly and the vulnerable. Labour Day will be observed on Thursday, May 23, under the slogan: ‘Ramp up di access…...
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Crewmen attached to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) clear an illegal dumping site along Baptist Road in St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday, May 7.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

NSWMA Continues to Tackle Illegal Dumping

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) continues to tackle illegal dumping across Jamaica, having undertaken a cleanup operation at a site along Baptist Road in St. Elizabeth, on May 7. The initiative, spearheaded through the SPM Waste Management Limited, is part of a comprehensive strategy to tackle illegal dumping and promote environmental stewardship. On site was Executive Director of...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, places a floral tribute at the Secret Gardens monument, which bears the names of children, who have lost their lives under tragic and violent circumstances. Occasion was the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Child Month ceremony held at the monument, downtown Kingston on Sunday (May 5).
CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentYouth

Build Communities of Hope and Inspiration around Children – Minister McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling on all members of society to protect children and build communities of hope and inspiration around them that promote respect for life. He made the appeal while addressing the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Child Month ceremony at the Secret Gardens downtown Kingston on May 5....
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), engages with Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton (centre) and Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester, during the first in the series of townhall meetings on the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme at the Edith Dalton James High School in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew on May 2.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

Consultations Begin on $40-Billion Road Improvement Project under SPARK

Consultations with community members have started for the Government’s $40-billion road improvement project, under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) programme. The first in the series of SPARK programme town hall meetings was held at the Edith Dalton James High School in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew, on May 2. The meeting provided an opportunity for...
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