The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is appealing to event planners to make adequate provisions for solid waste management, to prevent the littering of the streets. Noting the traditional increase in entertainment events during the festive season, Executive Director of the NSWMA, Jennifer Edwards, said that waste management can become a major challenge if the necessary provisions are not...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is reporting that 95 per cent of development applications submitted to the Council for November have been approved. These have been processed within the stipulated 90 working days, as the Corporation continues its work to improve the turn-around time for development approvals. This was disclosed by Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke,...

The Westmoreland Parish Council has received two fire trucks and two ambulances, valued at $8.1 million, from the Japanese Government. The emergency vehicles were donated by the Society for Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy, with funding support under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, in expressing gratitude to the...

“It’s Christmas, Give a Little Love” is the theme for this year’s annual tree lighting ceremony by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). The annual lighting ceremony and concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, at the recently renovated St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston. The event will begin with the usual civic ceremony followed by...

Montego Bay, St. James could become the island’s first ‘Smart City’ under the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI), which will be launched next year. This was noted by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, when he delivered the keynote address at the inaugural Western Jamaica Economic Forum, held on November 26 at the Montego Bay Convention...

The need for Jamaicans to pay their property taxes has been underscored by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott. Addressing the first ever Western Jamaica Economic Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 26, Mr. Arscott said the funds generated from property taxes play a vital role in helping to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, is calling for community action in fire prevention and safety. Mr. Fagan, who was addressing the recent Fire Safety Awareness Week church service in Trelawny, informed that eight children were among the 16 people, who have died as a result of fires since the start...