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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), listens to a comment from Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown-Burke (right), during a one-day local government symposium on September 26, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. Mayor of Mandeville, Brenda Ramsay, also shares in the discussion.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), listens to a comment from Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown-Burke (right), during a one-day local government symposium on September 26, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. Mayor of Mandeville, Brenda Ramsay, also shares in the discussion.

Six Local Authorities to Participate in Economic Development Project

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, September 27, 2013
Six local authorities across five parishes have been selected to participate in a project geared at stimulating economic development at the community level. This is under the Caribbean Local Economic...
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks. (FILE)

Fire Brigade Helping Communities Prepare for Disasters

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, September 24, 2013
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (second left), listens to a point being made by Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Jennifer Edwards (right). Also listening (from left) are: Acting Director General of Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson; Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Col. Lemuel Lindo; and Director of Information and Training, ODPEM, Delmares White. Occasion was a briefing on Jamaica’s state-of-readiness for a hurricane, hosted by ODPEM at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday, September 12.

$140 Million Spent on Drain Cleaning

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, September 13, 2013

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (4th left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Freeport Fire Station, in Montego Bay, on August 28. Also participating are (from left) Board member of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Henry McCurdy; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Mrs. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; State Minister, Hon. Colin Fagan; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams,and General Manager at ZIM Caribbean Shipping Limited, Captain Diedrich Suendermann.
Local Government

Upgrading of Fire Service on Track

Upgrading of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, including international training certification, and establishing its headquarters in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, are on track, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development,...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, August 30, 2013
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), along with Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (2nd left); Director of Planning, Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Andrine McLaren (left); and City Treasurer, Naudia Crosskill, admire the LoveClean KSA mobile application banner mounted on the side of a solid waste disposal unit. Occasion was the launch of the mobile app on August 27 in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew.
Local Government

KSAC Launches Clean App

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is making use of modern technology as it continues in its efforts to create a clean and safe city. This is being done...
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, August 28, 2013