Effective Saturday, April 22, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be implementing major traffic and lane changes along a section of the Mandela Highway in order to facilitate road work associated with the expansion and upgrading project underway. “We are going to be closing down a section of the eastbound carriageway between the Highway 2000 off-ramp and the Ferry Police...

During the current fiscal year, the Government will be improving five markets across the island at a cost of $75 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the facilities slated for upgrades are the Buff Bay Market in Portland; Clarks Town, Trelawny; Black River, St. Elizabeth; Linstead, St. Catherine; and Charles Gordon, St. James. Making...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry is working with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) to develop a two-year programme of study on local government. He said the programme, which is being fine-tuned, will be offered to all local government personnel, including elected and administrative persons, who will be trained and certified....

A total of $350 million is now available in country’s National Disaster Fund, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. He was making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives today (April 19). Established in 1995, the National Disaster Fund provides money to facilitate mitigation preparedness, rapid early response and recovery...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he has given instructions for a review to be undertaken of units used in the delivery of service in rural areas and their suitability for the mountainous terrain. He said he has asked the Chairman of the Board of the Jamaica Fire Service (JFB) to conduct an evaluation of...

Scores of persons gathered at South Parade, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (April 11) for a cultural event to commemorate the 145th anniversary of Kingston becoming the capital of Jamaica. The function, organised by the Kingston & St. Andrew Municipal Corporation under the theme ‘Connecting the past, building the future’, was attended by representatives of Government, the diplomatic corps, the business...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is imploring operators of funeral homes to raise their standard of service and return the industry to its former state of respectability. He noted that persons often complain of the poor service offered by these establishments, some of which are operating illegally. “This profession needs to return to its core...