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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (left), assist a resident of Majesty Gardens in South West St. Andrew to place an old refrigerator, being disposed of, on to a truck during the recent implementation of the national clean-up programme in the community.

National Clean-Up Programme Progressing Well

By: Rochelle Williams, July 7, 2016

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development reports that the national clean-up programme is progressing well. Approximately $300 million is being spent on the programme, which targets the destruction...

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.

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A modern $40 million market is to be constructed in Port Maria, St. Mary, this financial year. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, June 23, 2016

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones (second left), point to mosquito larvae in an abandoned tyre on a vacant lot being used as an illegal garage, in Portland. Looking on are Regional Environmental Health Officer in the Ministry of Health, Karen Brown (second right) and Chief Public Health Inspector, Portland, Lorenzo Hume. Occasion was a recent clean-up exercise in Port Antonio.

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Illegal Garages to be Targeted in Clean-Up Drive

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he will be targeting unregulated garages during the ongoing national clean-up campaign. The Minister also said that owners of...

By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, June 10, 2016

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie (third right) assists a work crew to remove an abandoned refrigerator from the street side in one of the Portland communities targeted for clean-up (June 4).

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Portland Clean-Up in Progress

The first day of the Portland eight-day clean-up campaign got off to a good start on June 4, with teams removing truckloads of old cars, garbage and building materials from...

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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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$4 Billion Bill for Disasters

Disasters such as hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions, and floods over the last 15 years have cost the Government and people of Jamaica more than $4 billion. This was disclosed by...

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Two of the beneficiaries of scholarships to the Sandals Corporate University, Internal Audit Manager, Sherifa Brown (left) and Group Purchasing Administrator at Sandals Resorts International, Trishone Flowers speak on the value of the training they received at the school. The ladies were addressing a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) with the newly installed University of the West Indies-Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC) 2016 Ambassadors at a ceremony held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Friday, May 20. Pictured from left are: Wayne Cummings, Kerry-Ann Quallo-Casserly, Richard Bourke, Acting Director of UWI-WJC, Patrick Prendergast, Paula Kerr-Jarrett, Gloria Henry, Kathryn May, John Byles, Rajesh Kripalani, Richard Ferdinand.

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A National Values and Attitudes Committee is to be established, with a focus on promoting and encouraging acceptable social behaviour. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information,...

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