Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is appealing to family members to not abandon their homeless relatives and help provide safe accommodation for them. “Many of our homeless friends and families, they come from homes, but some of their families have abandoned them, turned their backs on them and turned them out… . I call on Jamaicans...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says the city is on the verge of a major economic surge, driven by key infrastructure developments in the parish. Two landmark tourism projects, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino along the Rose Hall main road and the Pinnacle Housing Development in Reading, are set to contribute approximately 3,000 additional rooms. “This will...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has approved the renaming of Ashoka Road in Waterhouse as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive. Councillor for the Waterhouse Division, Byron Clarke, moved the resolution during Tuesday’s (October 8) meeting of the council at the Marcus Garvey Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston. The honour is in recognition of Mrs. Fraser-Pryce’s stellar achievements...

The St. James Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC), is taking steps to promote economic growth among small businesses across the parish. Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon, explained that the focus of this initiative lies in the Local Economic Development (LED) Programme, which the Corporation has aligned with the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says repairs on the Brown’s Town Transportation Centre in St. Ann will get under way in short order. “Once I have received the estimate and the Ministry has signed off we will be making the funds available to commence the work,” he said. Minister McKenzie was addressing the official opening...

Residents of Hanover are being urged to take advantage of free dental care through the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project. The dental team will be in the parish for one week from October 21 to November 1, providing cleaning, filling, extractions, root canal and sealant services. They will be operating clinics at the Grange Hill Baptist Church and the...

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and registered charitable organisations are being encouraged to take advantage of waivers offered through the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Employer Arrears Amnesty Programme. NHT Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, Dameon McNally, told JIS News that the programme is intended to alleviate financial challenges experienced by entities with outstanding contributions while simultaneously encouraging compliance....