Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is reporting that the agency has successfully extinguished the smoke nuisance that affected Montego Bay following the extinguishing of the Retirement Dump fire. "The fire was extinguished earlier in the week, however, there was a thick covering of smoke that lingered. We implemented covering activities, using marl and...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) has partnered with Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) to facilitate a six-month apprenticeship programme aimed at providing training and work experience for young persons. In May, five young adults who have completed their secondary-level education began on-the-job training in the administration, human resources, information systems and preparedness and emergency operations...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, is calling for greater synergy between the municipal corporations and central government. Speaking at the opening of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development local governance conference in Montego Bay, St James, on July 17, Mayor Davis said he welcomes the conference, as it brings together the decision makers from the municipalities...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that there will be an increase in the number of participants employed in the agency’s Youth Summer Employment Programme. The programme, which is in its second year, will commence on August 9 and employ young persons over a four-week period to conduct an audit of street lights, and...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be hosting its inaugural Local Governance Conference from July 17 to 19 at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort in St. James. The three-day meeting is in keeping with the Ministry’s focus on improving the effectiveness of governance at the local level. Under the theme ‘Strengthening responsiveness and accountability within the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has welcomed the staging of a series of public education roadshows aimed at promoting Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The initiative, branded ‘Go For the Goals – On the Road to the Jamaica we want by 2030’ debuted at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay, St....

The Government has allocated $30 million to truck water to several communities across the island that are experiencing shortages due to drought conditions. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the measure forms the first phase of the Government’s response to the current dry spell affecting the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, St. Mary...