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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), uses a laptop to access the Open Data Portal at its launch on June 24, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in Kingston. Country Manager of the World Bank, Galina Sotirova (left), looks on. In the background (from left) are: Chief Information Officer in the Ministry, Louis Shallal and Director, Technology, Gary Campbell.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), uses a laptop to access the Open Data Portal at its launch on June 24, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in Kingston. Country Manager of the World Bank, Galina Sotirova (left), looks on. In the background (from left) are: Chief Information Officer in the Ministry, Louis Shallal and Director, Technology, Gary Campbell.

Global Open Data Index Ranking Improves

By: Rochelle Williams, June 26, 2016
Jamaica is currently ranked 37 out of 122 countries on the Global Open Data Index, moving from 61 two years ago. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Energy and...
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), in discussion with Country Manager of the World Bank, Galina Sotirova (left), at the official launch of the Open Data Portal, on June 24, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in Kingston. Others are (from left): Director, Technology, Gary Campbell and Chief Information Officer, Louis Shallal.

Free Government Data Online

By: Rochelle Williams, June 26, 2016
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), consults with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie during the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 22. Minister McKenzie made his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate.

Two New Fire Stations for St. Mary and St. James

By: Chris Patterson, June 23, 2016

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Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, removing debris on a street as part of a clean-up campaign earlier this year.
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Portland Clean-Up Underway

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By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, June 5, 2016
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, examine a lantern used in emergencies at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Month at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on June 1.
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Comply With Evacuation Orders – McKenzie

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is imploring persons living in at-risk communities to comply with mandatory evacuation orders issued during the 2016 hurricane season. He warned...
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By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, June 3, 2016
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is greeted by Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) President, Carvel Stewart (left), during a special construction sector awareness forum at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s (BSJ) Winchester Road offices in Kingston on May 31. The forum was staged in collaboration with the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA). Looking on is lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Victor Douse, who was one of the presenters.
Local Government

Building Bill to be Reviewed

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be reviewing the Building Bill, which is aimed at establishing new provisions for the regulation of the construction sector. This was...
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By: Douglas McIntosh , June 1, 2016