Discussions are advanced with the Finance and the Public Service Ministry to find an added source of funding to repair, maintain and rehabilitate parochial roads across the island. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure on day one of a series of regional sensitisation sessions for elected local government officials, at The Knutsford Court Hotel...

Local Government representatives are being urged to familiarise themselves with the latest edition of the councillors handbook, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The 300-page handbook, entitled ‘A Guide for Jamaican Councillors’, will be made available to the representatives shortly. “When you get it, read it, because it is a guide that is useful,” the...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is encouraging business operators in Port Antonio, Portland, to dispose of their garbage appropriately or they will be ticketed for littering. Mr. Gordon, who was addressing a town hall meeting at the Portland Municipal Corporation, on January 3, said the “root” of the garbage pile-up in the parish...

Some 3,000 children were presented with gifts on December 25 (Christmas Day) by Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited of Montego Bay. The event was facilitated by the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Old Hospital Park, Gloucester Avenue, in the city. Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, praised the efforts of the local company for providing the gifts for the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says several infirmaries across the island are to benefit from certain upgrades and improvements next year. “In 2017, we’re going to be rolling out some new features that will see changes to our infirmaries. We’re going to be changing names of infirmaries and we’re going to be doing a lot...

Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is assuring Jamaicans that their garbage will be picked up during the Christmas season. “Go out and shop, party, cook up a storm and enjoy your Christmas; don’t worry, your garbage will be picked up,” he told JIS News. Mr. Gordon said strategies are being put in place to...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is looking to enter public-private arrangements for the collection of garbage. Executive Director of the entity, Audley Gordon, said the move is aimed at improving efficiency in garbage collection by putting more units on the streets. He said an investor has indicated an interest in bringing in trucks for the removal of garbage....