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MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SALUTES LIFE OF MARJORIE TAYLOR

October 17, 2017
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has hailed the life and work of the late former legislator and Councillor, Marjorie Taylor. Minister McKenzie recalled that while…

Local Government & Community Month Cross-Island Run takes off

October 13, 2017
JAMAICA HOUSE, Kingston: The Local Government and Community Month’s Cross-Island Run was launched on Tuesday (October 10, 2017) during a brief ceremony at Jamaica House in Kingston. The Cross-Island Run is…

Portmore gets Emergency Medical Service

September 15, 2017
PORTMORE, St. Catherine: The municipality of Portmore in St. Catherine now boasts an Emergency Medical Service (EMS), sited at the Waterford Fire Station. “I am confident that we will deliver…

TROPICAL STORM HARVEY

August 18, 2017
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management and the Meteorological Service of Jamaica continue to watch the development of Tropical Storm HARVEY. On the forecast track, the system will…

ADDRESS BY HON. DESMOND McKENZIE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MONTH &THE OBSERVANCE OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON

June 2, 2017
The official observance of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season is a crucially important exercise.   It is a potent symbol of the seriousness with which the Government takes the Hurricane…