Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the residents of Clarendon have an important role to play to mitigate natural disasters. “I have told the Mayor (of May Pen) that it is time for the Municipality to pay close attention to how people build in the parish of Clarendon. Too many illegal structures are being constructed in...

In another two weeks, the community of Pennants in Clarendon will have its first water shop, which was built at a cost of $8 million. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at a Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation town hall meeting at Edwin Allen High School in Frankfield on September 20. He said the project...

Cabinet has approved the relocation of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development from its current location on Hagley Park Road in Kingston. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the recent sitting of the House of Representatives. He was responding to questions posed by Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Noel Arscott. Minister McKenzie indicated that...

Cabinet has approved the relocation of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development from its current location on Hagley Park Road in Kingston. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the recent sitting of the House of Representatives. He was responding to questions posed by Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Noel Arscott. Minister McKenzie indicated that...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 19) approved the National Identification and Registration Bill with 100 amendments. The Bill seeks to facilitate the establishment and regulation of a system for the registration, verification and authentication of the identity of citizens and other persons residing in Jamaica; and establishment of a National Civil and Identification Database to generate national identification...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be putting regulations in place to allow for mandatory evacuations in times of natural disaster. He said the regulations, which are far advanced, will make the Disaster Risk Management Act more effective, particularly in relation to compulsory evacuations from areas deemed vulnerable to severe weather such...

A move to establish a permanent facility for homeless persons in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has been made by the Ministry of Health with a donation of $4 million. Through a partnership involving the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), with a contribution of $1.1 million, the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and the National Health Fund (NHF), the home will be constructed...