The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) is reporting greater compliance with building requirements coming out of its seven-month amnesty, introduced in November 2019, to counter illegal construction activities. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer of the HMC, David Gardner, said that the amnesty, which ran until June 2020, was necessary to address the increasing number of illegal...

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation is taking steps to commence construction of the base for the statue of the country’s Sprint Legend, Usain Bolt, to be mounted in Water Square, Falmouth. This has been made possible after receiving approval from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), for the redesign of the historic fountain. Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, and Mayor...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has said that the government is engaging construction industry stakeholders regarding the development of more energy-efficient buildings that would serve to reduce Jamaica’s fuel bill. Noting that the matter was “under consideration”, Mr. McKenzie said it required the engagement of the wider industry and advised that, “those discussions have commenced”....

An authorised system was launched today (November 1) to facilitate fully vaccinated persons going online to purchase tickets to attend the Jamaica World Cup qualifying game against the United States at the National Stadium, in Kingston, on November 16. The Government has given approval for 5,000 fully vaccinated spectators to attend the game. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,...

The issue of unchecked horseback riding in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, has been addressed. The St. Ann Municipal Corporation and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) have now taken a proactive approach “in the interest of motorists” and all those who have been affected by “having horses roaming recklessly” on the main road and endangering lives, stakeholders say. Mayor of...

The upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) promises to be dynamic and exciting, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin. “It promises to be… a knowledge-filled and exciting dialogue that will examine areas of social protection, building resilient economies and infrastructure, building back better,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says consideration is being given to removing the absolute ban on new admissions to infirmaries across the island. This is to be done with a structure of protocols that will be announced after consultations between the Ministries of Health and Wellness, and Local Government and Rural Development. Mr. Holness, who was making a...