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Jamaicans Must Consider Their Personal Safety In Disasters –Mckenzie

By: Charnele Henry, October 11, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling on Jamaicans to consider their personal safety and responsibility in disasters this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction...

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on October 3.

Municipal Corporations To Get New Water Trucks

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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), assists 95-year-old Nora Johnson (left), in cutting the ribbon to symbolically open her new home during a ceremony in Mendez District, Point Hill, St. Catherine, on Monday (October 7). Also assisting is Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Ms. Johnson was provided with the studio unit under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme.

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St. Catherine Senior Citizen Receives New Home Under Gov’t’s Indigent Housing Programme

Ninety-five-year-old Nora Johnson, a resident of Mendez District in Point Hill, St. Catherine, is the latest recipient of a new home under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme, which is expected...

By: Alecia Smith, October 8, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 3. Sharing in the moment are Deputy Mayor of Black River, Councillor Albert Williams (left), and other stakeholders.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWater

Two Water Shops Open in St. Elizabeth

Residents of Top Hill and Retirement District in Malvern in St. Elizabeth, now have access to free potable water following the opening of two water shops in the areas. Minister...

By: Okoye Henry, October 5, 2019

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on October 1.

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NWC To Ease Water Restrictions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Water Commission (NWC) will be relaxing water restrictions, following the increase in capacity at the Mona Reservoir and Hermitage Dam...

By: Latonya Linton, October 2, 2019

The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (Tuesday, October 1) commissioned a Rainwater Harvesting System at the Rock Hall All-Age School in St. Andrew.

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Rural Water Supply Limited ends ‘Bucket Patrol’ at Rock Hall All-Age School

The “Bucket Patrol” has ended at the Rock Hall All-Age School in Red Hills, St Andrew following the commissioning of a Rainwater Harvesting System on the grounds of the institution...

By: Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, October 2, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), looks on as Christopher Seaga, son of late former Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Edward Seaga, presents a scholarship award to Wolmer's Girls' student, Lutonya Shelton. Occasion was the launch of the Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 25).

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Denham Town Primary To Be Renamed In Seaga’s Honour

The Denham Town Primary School, founded by late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, is to be renamed in his honour. Minister of Local Government and Community Development...

By: Tanesha Mundle, September 26, 2019

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KSAMC Implements New Building Fees Oct. 1

Come October 1, the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be implementing changes to their building fees and requirements for developers and contractors. “The KSAMC will embark on...

By: Charnele Henry, September 26, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), converses with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), and Superintendent in Charge of the St. James Fire Department, Dolphin Doeman, during a tour of the Barnett Street Fire Station construction project in St. James, recently.

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Jamaica Fire Brigade To Get Eight New Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be getting an additional eight trucks to bolster the country’s firefighting capacity. “We...

By: Serena Grant, September 19, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the Monthly Meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on September 12.

7 years ago Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation To Get $25 Million To Rehabilitate Roads

The Government is to allocate $25 million to the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for road rehabilitation throughout the parish. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the...

By: Okoye Henry, September 17, 2019

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Construction Of Yallahs Fire Station To Start Soon

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St. Catherine Senior Citizen Receives New Home Under Gov’t’s Indigent Housing Programme

Two Water Shops Open in St. Elizabeth

NWC To Ease Water Restrictions

Rural Water Supply Limited ends ‘Bucket Patrol’ at Rock Hall All-Age School

Denham Town Primary To Be Renamed In Seaga’s Honour

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