The National Land Agency (NLA) has introduced new online forms as part of its continued bid to improve service delivery and satisfy customer demand. Available at the NLA’s website at www.nla.gov.jm, the new forms will guide customers in properly completing an application, thus reducing the rejection rate of documents submitted to the Land Titles division. The forms are application to...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation (KSADHF) Limited was officially launched on May 3 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. An initiative of the Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller; Custos of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell and former Custos of St. Andrew, Donna Parchment Brown, the KSADHF is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation formed with the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be spending $3 million to repave the road leading to the home of Mrs. Violet Mosse-Brown, the world’s oldest living person. Mr. McKenzie, who made the announcement at a function in Falmouth, Trelawny, on April 27, added that the road in Duanvale will also be renamed...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has hailed the Trelawny Municipal Corporation as a model entity that other municipalities should emulate. “The Trelawny Municipal Corporation continues to be one of the leading municipalities in the country,” he pointed out. “They are doing a tremendous job and must be commended. When I spoke in Parliament, recently, I...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government are now assessing the full impact of the rains that swept the island last week. In a statement to the House of Representatives on April 25, Mr. McKenzie said the social impact is of great concern, and the Ministry of Labour...

In a bid to increase property tax compliance, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, will be holding a series of town hall meetings right across the island to sensitise citizens and to answer their questions. The first will be held in St. Elizabeth on May 4, which has the lowest levels of property tax collection. Portfolio Minister, Hon....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a review is currently being undertaken on the role and function of Municipal Police personnel. “We have put a stop on recruitment, for the time being, to reassess the present crop and to see how best they would fit into the new dispensation,” Mr. McKenzie said during his post-Sectoral...