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Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Community Integration Manager, Lisa Golding (right), hands over the key for the new garbage compactor to Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson (left) and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Regional Manager, Eiffert Daley, on Friday, January 30 in Water Square, Falmouth. The compactor, which is valued at $20 Million, is part of the UDC’s Falmouth infrastructure development and beautification project.
Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Community Integration Manager, Lisa Golding (right), hands over the key for the new garbage compactor to Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson (left) and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Regional Manager, Eiffert Daley, on Friday, January 30 in Water Square, Falmouth. The compactor, which is valued at $20 Million, is part of the UDC’s Falmouth infrastructure development and beautification project.

Garbage Compactor Handed Over in Falmouth

The National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) public cleansing programme in Falmouth has been improved, with the addition of a new garbage compactor to its fleet. The unit, which is valued at $25 million, was donated by the Urban Development...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (centre), speaking at the launching ceremony for the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Enterprise Assistance Programme on February 2. The launch was held at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others are (from left): Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, and Chief Executive Officer, Mint Management and Katalyxt Business Development, Winsome Minott. The initiative, which is aimed at facilitating economic development within the Municipality, includes three components: financial assistance; training and development; and mentoring/technical support.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (centre), speaking at the launching ceremony for the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Enterprise Assistance Programme on February 2. The launch was held at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others are (from left): Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, and Chief Executive Officer, Mint Management and Katalyxt Business Development, Winsome Minott. The initiative, which is aimed at facilitating economic development within the Municipality, includes three components: financial assistance; training and development; and mentoring/technical support.

KSAC Implements $2 Million Economic Development Programme

Young Firefighter Takes Top Honours at Inaugural Award Ceremony
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, addresses a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) monthly meeting, held at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston on January 13.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, addresses a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) monthly meeting, held at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston on January 13.

KSAC to Reclaim Public Spaces in Corporate Area
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (right), presides over today’s (January 13) Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) monthly meeting at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (right), presides over today’s (January 13) Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) monthly meeting at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston.

KSAC Will Continue To Honour Approval Time – Mayor

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Jamaica to Assist Costa Rica Establish Local Government System

Jamaica has agreed to assist Costa Rica to establish a Local Government system which includes facilitating visits by Costa Rican Government officials to familiarise themselves with the Parish Council and Municipal system in Jamaica. This is among other areas of functional cooperation being considered to strengthen ties between the two countries. The issues were raised during bilateral talks between Prime...
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Debate Begins on Bill to Entrench Local Government in Constitution

Debate has started on the Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act, which seeks to entrench local governance in the Constitution. The legislation is in keeping with recommendations made in the August 1993 Report on the Constitution of Jamaica and the May 1995 final report of the Joint Select Committee of the Houses of Parliament on Constitutional and Electoral Reform. The reports...
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Debate Begins on Bill to Entrench Local Government In Constitution

Debate has started on the Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act, which seeks to entrench local governance in the Constitution. The legislation is in keeping with recommendations made in the August 1993 Report on the Constitution of Jamaica and the May 1995 final report of the Joint Select Committee of the Houses of Parliament on Constitutional and Electoral Reform. The reports...
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Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addresses the Mona School of Business and Management conference in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 7).
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Education and Business Leaders Must Help Shape Labour Force

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, addressing the official launch of Earthquake Awareness Month, at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston, on January 6. It is being observed throughout the month of January under the theme: ‘Community Strengthening and Awareness…the Recipe for Building Earthquake Resilience’.
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Disaster Risk Management Act Will Strengthen Resilience – State Minister Fagan

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Renovated shops at the Harbour Street Craft Market in Montego Bay. The project, which represents a partnership among the St. James Parish Council, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), comes with a price tag of just over $51 million.
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Renovation of Craft Shops to be Completed this Week

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. (FILE)
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Stiffer Fines Coming for Litterbugs

Come next year, stiffer fines will be implemented for persons who continue to breach the island’s anti-litter law. “We are going to take to Parliament, next year, a range of significant fines for persons who are discarding (garbage) in a careless way. We are just waiting on the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, who drafts these laws. Once that is done, we...
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