Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says immediate steps will be taken to secure the Retirement Landfill in St. James from any further illegal activity, following two fires at the municipal waste disposal site over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Minister Arscott made the comment following a tour of the facility on Saturday, (January 2)....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is calling on property owners to be diligent in paying their taxes, while commending those who have been meeting their obligations. He was speaking at a National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) press conference last week Thursday (December 17) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices. During the press conference,...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of procuring 17 new compactor trucks at a cost of approximately J$248 million (€1.9 million), which will be commissioned into service by May 2016. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, at a press conference at the Ministry on Thursday, December 17. He said...

The Government will be providing an additional $5 million to carry out further emergency works in sections of East Portland that were severely affected by heavy rains last week. This was announced by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, following a tour of the worst affected areas of the parish on December 9. Heavy rains lashed...

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $47.97 million to carry out rehabilitation work on the Roadhouse to Whitehouse Parish Council road in St. Catherine. The contract has been awarded to Micro Surfacing Limited. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who made the disclosure at today’s (December 9) Jamaica House press briefing, informed that the approximately seven-kilometre roadway serves...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, is calling on shoppers to support law-abiding vendors this Christmas season. She said the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has put a lot of effort into ensuring individuals are able to register and that they have spaces within the various markets and arcades to facilitate vending activities. “We are promoting...

Three new fire stations are to be constructed next year, says State Minister  in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan. He said the new stations will be built in Yallahs, St. Thomas; Port Maria, St. Mary, and Montego Bay, St. James, adding that the technical specifications have been completed and a decision made on the vehicles...