Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended staff of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for their role in improving the operations of the agency. He said that despite “trying circumstances”, the workers have “brought significant difference” to the NSWMA operations. He also hailed the board under the chairmanship of Dennis Chung for “putting...

Newly installed Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Municipal Corporation will undertake a comprehensive programme of infrastructural development across the city. He said this would facilitate significant local economic activity, while supporting the Government’s national growth agenda. The new Mayor was giving his inaugural address during Thursday’s (December 15) installation ceremony at the Kingston...

Government Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, is the new Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew. He was installed during a ceremony at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Church Street in downtown Kingston, on December 15. The function was presided over by Principal Returning Officer of the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), Albert Johnson. Senator Williams, who is the...

Newly appointed Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says he will be placing focus on improving communication with the public in order to enhance transparency and raise awareness about the work of the entity. “We intend to be far more open and transparent, to communicate more and keep them (the public) in the loop,...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be carrying out an assessment of parish council buildings to identify those in need of repairs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure at a sensitisation session with local government representatives on Tuesday (December 13), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. He cited the St. Thomas Parish...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he will be pursuing discussions towards ensuring parity in the remuneration of mayors across the island. Currently, the mayors and deputy mayors in Kingston and St. Andrew, Portmore, and Montego Bay, are paid at a higher level than those in other townships. “The disparity between what I used to...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is cautioning fellow politicians not to take their constituents for granted, pointing out that the consequences can be swift and severe. The Minister, who was speaking at a special sensitisation session with councillors and mayors at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on December 12, added...