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Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Councillor Bertel Moore, addresses the commissioning ceremony for the new boiler system and room at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in the parish, on Friday (March 10).
Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Councillor Bertel Moore, addresses the commissioning ceremony for the new boiler system and room at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in the parish, on Friday (March 10).

Westmoreland Municipal Corporation to Take Social Cases from Hospital

By: Nickieta Sterling, March 14, 2023
The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation has committed to accepting social cases from the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, at the parish’s infirmary. Social cases refer to patients who have been released but...
Councillors attending the monthly sitting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on March 9.

Municipal Corporation Still Pursuing Plans to Name Ministry Building After Late Hon. Shahine Robinson

By: Garwin Davis, March 14, 2023
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), commissions a newly-built water shop in Commodore, Portland Eastern, on Friday (March 10). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Portland Eastern Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz; Permanent Secretary in the Local Government Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.

Local Government Ministry Commits $50M to National Drought Response

By: Mickella Anderson, March 13, 2023

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Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
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Increase in Emergency Calls

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has reported an increase in the number of emergency calls responded to in 2022, when compared to the previous year. “Our overall responses totalled 16,696…...
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By: Shanna K. Salmon, March 8, 2023