Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh, is calling for citizens of Clarendon to form themselves into groups in order to tap into resources that have been provided by international entities for development projects. He said communities need to follow the example of the Peckham Community Development Committee, which was able to secure US$130,000 from the Organization of American States...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to using tax payers’ dollars wisely and efficiently as it continues to provide key resources for the public. “We are using your tax dollars not just to bush the roads, not just to clear the curbs, channels and gullies, but we are also making capital investments in equipment...

Director of the Fi Wi Jamaica Project, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, is appealing for citizens to show a greater sense of national responsibility, noting that this is key to addressing social ills. She argued that there is a direct correlation between civic pride, national responsibility of citizens and the urge to speak out or take action against deviant behaviours. Professor Hamilton...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has launched its Citizen’s Charter, which outlines the strategies to improve customer service at the entity. This is in keeping with the requirements under the Public Sector Modernisation Programme, which is aimed at strengthening service delivery across Government. Ministries, agencies and departments are being encouraged to establish citizen’s charters and customer service improvement plans...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging Municipal Corporations to maximize the revenue generating potential from the requisite payment of fees by businesses and residents for services the councils administer, in keeping with the beneficiaries’ statutory obligations. Among the categories of revenues, which he said are at the Corporations’ disposal, are: property taxes, trade license and...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry plans to conduct an audit of community standpipes islandwide that are managed by municipal corporations, as part of measures to reduce the cost to deliver domestic water to residents through these outlets. He said the exercise, which the Ministry will be seeking to carry out in tandem with...

The Government is a step closer towards commencing construction of the Western Children’s Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James. On Thursday (October 12), Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao, signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation agreement for the provision of more than CNY300 million (J$5.8 billion) in funding for the...