Downtown Kingston Business District benefiting from clean-up initiative

Michael McMorris, Chairman of the Downtown Kingston Redevelopment Initiative, has reported that most members of the downtown Kingston business district have been responding  positively to its initiatives to improve the level of cleanliness and management of the district.

 

McMorris, speaking in an interview on Real Business last week he said these initiatives which are being driven by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC); Kingston & St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC); Kingston Restoration Company and National Solid Waste Management Agency (NSWMA).

 

He said the initiative is designed to improve the appearance of the business district in line with others in the Caribbean and across the world.

 

He said as well that the District's latest initiative, which is called "See It. Snap It. Fix It" is a technological platform, which gives businesses and individuals an opportunity to see problems such as broken drains, leaking sewer mains and garbage and take pictures of them and then send them to the relevant authorities. Those responsible agencies are then required to fix these problems and report to the individuals or businesses that sent the pictures.

 

Downtown Kingston is home to about 3,000 vendors, members of the retail sector, Bank of Jamaica; the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), the Digicel Building; the Grace Kennedy Group Limited; the National Resilience and Reconstruction Agency (NaRRA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). 

 

The value of business transacted in the city is estimated at between $300 million and $500 million per day.