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Local Gov’t Ministry Wants Volunteers for Int’l Conference

By: Serena Grant, November 24, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has issued a call for volunteers from western parishes to participate in the Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), cuts the ribbon to symbolically hand over two water tender trucks to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Looking on (from left) are: Councillor for the Yallahs Division, Stewart Lee; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett; Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; World Bank Group Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana, Ozan Sevimli; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney. The handing over took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Friday (Nov. 22). The trucks were acquired under the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (JDVRP), which is being implemented by JSIF through funding from the World Bank.

$109 Million Contract Signed for New Yallahs Fire Station

By: Alecia Smith, November 24, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second row, third left); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (back row, second left); Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (second row, right) and Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (back row, left), share a moment with junior mayors from across the island. Occasion was the Local Government and Community 2019 Youth Mayors’ Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices, in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (November 20).

Boost For Junior Mayors Programme

By: Serena Grant, November 22, 2019

Local Government 6 years ago Government Working With JPS To Address Streetlights
By: Garwin Davis, November 22, 2019
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development 6 years ago Golden Hill, Two West Rural St. Andrew Schools benefit from Water Systems
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), offers words of encouragement to some of the newly elected members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Council at the municipal corporation’s downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (November 12). The youth representatives (from left) are Chaplain, Khalil Satchell; Deputy Junior Mayor, Raneeka Cain; Chief Executive Officer, Danielle Jonas; and Junior Mayor, Jean-Claude Walters Dunn.

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KSAMC Youth Council Members Encouraged To Take Roles Seriously

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, is encouraging members of the newly elected Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Council to learn all they can about the...

By: Alecia Smith, November 13, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for construction of a state-of-the-art Adult Transitional Facility for the homeless in Kingtson on Monday (November 11). Others participating in the ground-breaking (from left) are Minority Leader at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Andrew Swaby; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams; Senior Pastor at the Webster Memorial Church, Rev. Astor Carlye; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

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$140-Million Adult Transitional Facility To Be Built In Kingston

A state-of-the-art Adult Transitional Facility is to be built at a cost of nearly $140 million to serve homeless persons in Kingston and St. Andrew. Minister of Local Government and...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 12, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right); participates in the breaking of ground for construction of a water shop in Commodore, Portland, on Friday (November 8). Others (from left) are Councillor, Fairy Hill Division, Derron Wood; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann Marie Vaz and Mayor of Port Antonio, His Worship Councillor Paul Thompson.

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Two Water Shops To Be Built In Portland

Portland is the latest parish to benefit under the Government’s initiative to construct water shops as a means of addressing the water needs of residents in drought-affected communities across Jamaica....

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 11, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the official launch of Local Government and Community Development Month 2019 at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann, recently.

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Local Government Ministry Prepared to Respond to Disasters

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry is “up to the task” of dealing with any disaster that may affect the country. He gave...

By: Okoye Henry, November 10, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), breaks ground for a new $45-million male ward at the Portland Infirmary in Port Antonio, on November 6. Also participating (from left) are Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland; Matron at the Infirmary, Carmelita Holson; Secretary for the Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis; Member of Parliament for West Portland, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; and Mayor of Port Antonio, Paul Thompson.

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New Male Ward To Be Built At Portland Infirmary

A new male ward is to be constructed at the Portland Infirmary at a cost of $45 million. This follows the building of a new female ward at the facility...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 8, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz (second left), are in discussion following the official opening of a $7.1-million swing bridge in the community of Ginger House, Portland, on Wednesday (November 6).

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Ginger House Swing Bridge Replaced

More than 1,500 residents of Ginger House and surrounding areas of Portland, now have easier access to their communities following the installation of a new swing bridge at a cost...

By: Garfield Angus, November 8, 2019

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses journalists at yesterday's (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.

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JFB To Get 400 Pieces Of Protective Clothing

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be getting 400 pieces of protective clothing (bunker gear) to bolster the capacity of firefighters to adequately respond to emergencies. Cabinet has approved the...

By: Chris Patterson, November 8, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares, when the Ambassador visited the Ministry on Hagley Park Road, on November 5.

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KSAMC Youth Council Members Encouraged To Take Roles Seriously

$140-Million Adult Transitional Facility To Be Built In Kingston

Two Water Shops To Be Built In Portland

Local Government Ministry Prepared to Respond to Disasters

New Male Ward To Be Built At Portland Infirmary

Ginger House Swing Bridge Replaced

JFB To Get 400 Pieces Of Protective Clothing

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