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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. (FILE)
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. (FILE)

Gov’t Will Not Interfere With Church Property Tax Exemptions – Minister Mckenzie

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says no attempt will be made to interfere with the property tax exemptions churches currently enjoy. He gave the assurance at the launch of the official mobile property tax unit in...
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), cuts the ribbon to officially launch the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. Others (from second left) are: Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; President of the Lay Magistrates Association in St. Mary, Maxine Marsh; and Parish Manager, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), St. Mary, Cynthia Gilmore.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), cuts the ribbon to officially launch the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. Others (from second left) are: Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; President of the Lay Magistrates Association in St. Mary, Maxine Marsh; and Parish Manager, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), St. Mary, Cynthia Gilmore.

Local Government Ministry Rolls Out Property Tax Units
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
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.

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NSWMA to get 11 new Garbage Compactors

The number of garbage compactors owned by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is expected to be increased soon. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a US$1.8 million contract to Kingston Industrial Agencies for the supply of 11 McNeilus garbage compactors for the Authority. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement during the...
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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.
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Pennants Water Shop Pilot Project to be Completed March

Work is underway on the construction of a $10 million water shop in Pennants, Clarendon. The project, which is being undertaken as a pilot, is expected to provide easier access to potable water for more than 1,000 residents in and around Pennants. Dillen Construction was selected to undertake the works after a public bidding process. Superintendent of Roads and Works...
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Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Local Government

SDC Secures $5.1 Million for Community Groups

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has secured $5.1 million under the Government of Jamaica Administrative Grant Fund for some 170 community development committees (CDCs) across Jamaica. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the SDC, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, as he addressed a recent JIS Think Tank. The grant is a dedicated source of funding available to all CDCs to be...
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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)
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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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