Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says 4,500 jobs will be created at the community level under the Local Economic Development (LED) Support Programme. The Minister, who was making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, said that these jobs will be generated from 500 viable community enterprises. The LED programme,...

The National Clean-up Programme will move to communities in South West St. Andrew on Friday, July 1. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will lead citizens and partner agencies in the five-day clean-up exercise, which will get under way in Majesty Gardens. Focus will be placed on removing bulky waste such as old cars, tyres, refrigerators...

The community of Alexandria, in St Ann, now boasts a new branch library, provided through the collaboration of the St. Ann Parish Council, the Jamaica Library Service and the Government of Japan. Funding for the project ($6 million), was made available under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project, while the land on which the building...

Jamaica is currently ranked 37 out of 122 countries on the Global Open Data Index, moving from 61 two years ago. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, at the launch of the Open Data Portal on June 24, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in Kingston. The portal is an...

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has officially launched the Open Data Portal, providing free government data online. The portal is easily accessible by the public and forms part of the Government’s transformation initiative, which makes government data available online in machine readable form using open source software. In his address at the launch, held at the Petroleum Corporation...

The Board of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is now carrying out a forensic audit of the agency. This was requested by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 22, Mr. McKenzie said the administration is committed to transforming the...

Construction of two new fire stations is slated to begin this fiscal year, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 22, Mr. McKenzie said the stations will be located in Port Maria, St. Mary and Montego Bay, St. James. He emphasised...