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Work in progress along a section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project.
Work in progress along a section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project.

Improved Drainage Along Southern Coastal Highway

The National Works Agency (NWA) is assuring the public that drainage structures along the corridor of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project have been significantly improved. Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, said the roads are in a “much...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Lauds Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative
Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), congratulates Youth Ambassador for 2022, Lianna Jones (centre) of Ardenne High School in Kingston, while fellow Ambassador Curtis Clennon of Cornwall College in St. James, looks on. Occasion was the Youth Ambassadors’ pinning and sashing ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, May 31.
Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), congratulates Youth Ambassador for 2022, Lianna Jones (centre) of Ardenne High School in Kingston, while fellow Ambassador Curtis Clennon of Cornwall College in St. James, looks on. Occasion was the Youth Ambassadors’ pinning and sashing ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, May 31.

ODPEM Selects Two Youth Ambassadors For 2022
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Head Hails Sanitation Workers As “Servants Of A Bigger Cause”
Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), shares a moment with the 2022 ODPEM Youth Ambassadors (from left) Cornwall College’s Curtis Clennon and Ardenne High’s Lianna Jones. Occasion was a sashing ceremony held at The Courtleigh Hotel on Tuesday, May 31.
Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), shares a moment with the 2022 ODPEM Youth Ambassadors (from left) Cornwall College’s Curtis Clennon and Ardenne High’s Lianna Jones. Occasion was a sashing ceremony held at The Courtleigh Hotel on Tuesday, May 31.

Youth Encouraged To Be Active In Disaster Risk Management And Preparedness Efforts

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The grounds of the Falmouth Transport Centre will be paved and bus bays installed as part of the renovation of the facility by the Trelawny Municipal Corporation.
Local GovernmentTransport

Falmouth Transport Centre To Be Renovated

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) will be renovating the Falmouth Transport Centre to make the space more comfortable and user-friendly for transport operators, commuters, and others. Chairman of the Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, told JIS News that close to $9 million will be spent on the improvement works. He informed that funding for the project...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.
CultureLocal GovernmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

Historical Sites To Be Renovated For ‘Jamaica 60’

Several sites of historical importance in Municipalities islandwide will be refurbished as legacy projects for Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives recently. He said the Government will also implement a special project to clean the landscape as part...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at lectern), addresses congregants at the City Mission Pentecostal Church in Denham Town, Kingston Western, on Sunday (May 29), during a Thanksgiving Church Service held in honour of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga
HousingLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

New Housing Developments Slated for Kingston Western

Ground will shortly be broken to construct 35 housing units in Denham Town, Kingston.   The new development, dubbed ‘Victoria Villa”, will be sited adjacent to St. Alban’s Primary School.  This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who informed that ground will be also broken “in short order” for a similar development in another Kingston Western community,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $140 million Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless in downtown Kingston, on Friday (May 28). Assisting him is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), while Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), applauds. Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby, and Minister McKenzie’s wife, Marcia McKenzie.
Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica’s First Adult Transitional Centre For the Homeless

The Government continues to provide the resources and infrastructure to improve the quality of life for Jamaica’s homeless population.   This commitment was again demonstrated when Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially opened the country’s first adult transitional facility for homeless persons living on the nation’s streets, on Friday (May 27).   The centre, developed at a cost of $140...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
Labour Day 2022Local Government

KSAMC Renovating Public Parks, Bathrooms

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is renovating public parks and sanitary conveniences across the municipality. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that the undertaking aims to improve access to and increase use of the facilities by members of the public. He was speaking at Mandela Park in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Monday (May 23),...
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