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St. James Municipal Corporation staff member, Jerome Taylor, sprays the front wall of the female ward at the St. James Infirmary in Montego Bay as part of sanitisation activities at the facility on Wednesday (April 1).

St. James Infirmary Sanitised

By: Serena Grant, April 2, 2020

The Ministry of Local Government of Community Development carried out extensive sanitisation activities at the St. James Infirmary on Wednesday (April 1). The parish’s municipal corporation spearheaded the day's activities...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry on Tuesday (March 31).

Local Government Minister Wants More Adherence To Social Distancing In Markets

By: Charnele Henry, April 2, 2020

Minister McKenzie Appeals For Jamaicans To Obey Measures To Contain COVID-19

By: Alecia Smith, April 2, 2020

Local Government 6 years ago Redesigning Of Corporate Area Markets To Be Completed Within Three Months
By: Alecia Smith, April 1, 2020
Coronavirus 6 years ago Montego Bay Streets Being Cleaned And Sanitised
By: Nickieta Sterling, April 1, 2020
Commerce 6 years ago Vendors, Market Users Urged To Comply With Operating Hours
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), emphasises a point during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (March 30). Standing beside him is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Market Hours Extended From Thursday To Saturday

Markets across the island will now open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday. This is an extension of the restricted opening hours of 6:00 a.m. to...

By: Tanesha Mundle, March 31, 2020

(FILE) Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) Managing Director, Audley Thompson, speaking at the recent commissioning ceremony for a $7 million rainwater harvesting system installed at Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine.

6 years ago Local Government

Several Water Supply Projects Under Way

As the Government continues to implement measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, Managing Director of Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson, says work is progressing on several water...

By: Colleen Dawkins, March 31, 2020

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Minority Leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Andrew Swaby (right), and a worker participate in the cleaning of a room at the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, in St. Andrew, today (March 30).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

Golden Age Home And Infirmaries Cleaned And Sanitised

A comprehensive cleaning and sanitising exercise was carried out today (March 30), at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development....

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 30, 2020

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while piloting the Appropriation Act 2020 in the Senate on March 27.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal GovernmentParliamentSenate

Retailers To Face Heavy Fines, Imprisonment For Price Gouging

As of Tuesday (March 31), retailers found to be charging customers excessive prices for goods during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis can be fined up to $2 million or sentenced...

By: Chris Patterson, March 30, 2020

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), outlines Coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards being implemented by the Ministry to protect the indigent, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (March 23). Listening is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who also addressed the press conference.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Allocates $140 Million For Councillors To Assist In COVID-19 Fight

The Government has allocated $140 million to Councillors across the island to help in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), and to assist persons in their division who have been...

By: Tanesha Mundle, March 29, 2020

6 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Special Feeding Programme For Homeless In Kingston Begins March 29

The Government will start the Kingston leg of its Special Feeding Programme for the Homeless, on Sunday, March 29. “We will be providing on a daily basis, breakfast between 9:00...

By: Tanesha Mundle, March 29, 2020

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), hands over food to a homeless man, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) car park, downtown Kingston, today (March 29). This is being done under the Special Feeding Programme for the Homeless, which the Minister announced last week. Assisting Mr. McKenzie at left is Councillor Duane Smith, Chancery Hall Division, St. Andrew North Western. Observing at third left is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

6 years ago CommunityLocal Government

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Feeds Homeless Downtown

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a COVID-19 Digital Town Hall, at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 26).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Calls On Persons To Conserve Water

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on persons not to waste water as the nation continues its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). With schools out, children at...

By: Ainsworth Morris, March 27, 2020

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Market Hours Extended From Thursday To Saturday

Several Water Supply Projects Under Way

Golden Age Home And Infirmaries Cleaned And Sanitised

Retailers To Face Heavy Fines, Imprisonment For Price Gouging

Government Allocates $140 Million For Councillors To Assist In COVID-19 Fight

Special Feeding Programme For Homeless In Kingston Begins March 29

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Feeds Homeless Downtown

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