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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a two-day regional sensitisation workshop for elected local representatives for St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland at the Jewel Dunn’s River Resort in Ocho Rios on Wednesday (Feb. 1).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a two-day regional sensitisation workshop for elected local representatives for St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland at the Jewel Dunn’s River Resort in Ocho Rios on Wednesday (Feb. 1).

Training for Elected Representatives and Staff of Municipal Authorities

Mayors, councillors and support staff of the municipal corporations will have the opportunity to access tertiary training in local governance at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made...
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), highlights a feature of the 1907 Earthquake Monument at Bumper Hall, St. Andrew, to Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis (left), and Opposition Leader, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during the recent 110th anniversary commemorative ceremony.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), highlights a feature of the 1907 Earthquake Monument at Bumper Hall, St. Andrew, to Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis (left), and Opposition Leader, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during the recent 110th anniversary commemorative ceremony.

Earthquake Monument a Timely Reminder

KSAC Puts Forward Proposals to Market Historical Sites
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for the construction of the Pennants water shop pilot project in Clarendon on November 23. Others (from left) are: General Manager for Engineering, Rural Water Supply Limited, Douglas Wilson; former Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Florette Stewart; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, Rowhan Blake.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for the construction of the Pennants water shop pilot project in Clarendon on November 23. Others (from left) are: General Manager for Engineering, Rural Water Supply Limited, Douglas Wilson; former Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Florette Stewart; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, Rowhan Blake.

Pennants Water Shop Pilot Project to be Completed March
Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

SDC Secures $5.1 Million for Community Groups

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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks with a resident of the Manchester Golden Age Home during a tour of the facility on Friday (Jan. 20). A new female ward is to be built at the facility at a cost of $55 million.
Local Government

Manchester Golden Age Home to Get New Female Ward

The Government has provided some $55 million to build a new ward to house the 43 female residents at the Manchester Golden Age Home. A doctor’s office, nurses’ station and store room are also to be constructed. The sum forms part of the $170 million allocated in the budget for work on three infirmaries across the island. The others are...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)
Local Government

Mayors, Councillors Urged to Know their Function

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling for all mayors and councillors to become knowledgeable about their roles. He said they must be able to speak about the critical matters that make their positions function. Minister McKenzie was addressing a two-day regional sensitisation session for local representatives held on January 18 at the Golf View...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)
Local Government

Local Government Ministry Collaborates with MIND

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is in the final stages of collaborating with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) for the training of local government officials. This was noted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in his address to mayors and councillors from Manchester, St Elizabeth, and Clarendon at the second in a series of sensitisation...
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Local Government

Mayors and Councillors Urged to Pay Property Tax

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging the island’s mayors and councillors to pay their property tax. “I have a list of 229 councillors, some of whom have never paid any property tax for more than 20 years, and some of whom also own one or more properties, but have not been paying taxes,” the...
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Local Government

SDC Completes Asset Mapping of Clarendon

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has completed the asset mapping of communities in Clarendon in order to identify the resources of the parish. The entity will be showcasing the maps generated to the public at a Geographic Information System (GIS) Day event to be held on January 27 at the old police station in May Pen. “We are happy to...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (fourth left), presents a citation to Dr. Dean Weatherly, coach of the winning 2016 Cornwall College DaCosta Cup football team on January 12. Mayor Davis also presented a citation to Jamario Hines, captain of the football squad on behalf of the team. Looking on are members of the football team and the managers.
Local Government

Cornwall College Honoured by St. James Municipal Corporation

Members of the successful 2016 Cornwall College daCosta Cup football team and Head Coach, Dr. Dean Weatherly, were honoured on January 12 by the St. James Municipal Corporation. Team Captain, Jamario Hines and Dr. Weatherly were presented with citations during the regular monthly meeting of the Corporation at its Union Street offices in Montego Bay. Cornwall College captured the football...
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Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, gives an update on the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 10).
Local Government

SDC Facilitates 320 Businesses over Last Two Years

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has supported the development of some 320 small businesses valued at more than $657 million over the last two years under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), creating employment for hundreds of persons. The programme, funded by the Government of Jamaica, is geared at stimulating sustainable economic development through the growth of community microenterprises....
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