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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), join volunteers for the National Labour Day Project in Gregory Park, Portmore on Labour Day (May 23).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), join volunteers for the National Labour Day Project in Gregory Park, Portmore on Labour Day (May 23).

JSIF Assisting to Reduce Fires

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is working to reduce household fires in inner-city communities, through its Environmental Wardens Programme. During his tour of  the inner-city community of Majesty Gardens, in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23), Managing Director...
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (2nd right), participates in digging a trench for construction of an earth drain at the St. Tekle Haimanot Early Childhood Development Centre in Taylor Lands, Bull Bay, St. Andrew yesterday (May 23). At right is Town Clerk, Robert Hill, while the school’s Principal, Garfield Bennett (left), captures the moment on his camera phone. The school was the main activity for the KSAC for Labour Day 2016.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (2nd right), participates in digging a trench for construction of an earth drain at the St. Tekle Haimanot Early Childhood Development Centre in Taylor Lands, Bull Bay, St. Andrew yesterday (May 23). At right is Town Clerk, Robert Hill, while the school’s Principal, Garfield Bennett (left), captures the moment on his camera phone. The school was the main activity for the KSAC for Labour Day 2016.

KSAC Labours with Bull Bay Residents at St. Tekle Haimanot
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), look through reports on the collapse of a section of a building at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site, during a meeting at the Global Villa in Hanover on Saturday (May 14).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), look through reports on the collapse of a section of a building at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site, during a meeting at the Global Villa in Hanover on Saturday (May 14).

Minister McKenzie Expects Full Report on Royalton Project This Week
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd left), looks on while City Engineer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Normand Shand (right), uses a Schmidt Hammer to test the quality of a column at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site in Hanover on Friday (May 13). At left is Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Wynter McIntosh.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd left), looks on while City Engineer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Normand Shand (right), uses a Schmidt Hammer to test the quality of a column at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site in Hanover on Friday (May 13). At left is Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Wynter McIntosh.

Minister McKenzie Satisfied With Pace of Royalton Investigation
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

National Clean-Up Moves to Portland in June

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Local Government

Proposed Changes to Litter Act for Cabinet Soon

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said changes to the Litter Act are to go before Cabinet for approval shortly. He said the proposed amendments provide for, among other things, an increase in fines for littering. “While we are working to make the country clean, we have to bring to book those who continue to spoil...
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Budget 2016/2017Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

NWC to Spend $8.7 Billion on Water and Sewerage Projects

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to spend $8.7 billion this fiscal year to improve the supply of potable water and rehabilitate sewage treatment facilities across the island. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure as he opened the 2016/17 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (May 12) under the theme:...
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Member of the National Clean-up Task Force, Senator Charles Sinclair (right), speaking at a news conference at the offices of the St. James Parish Council in Montego Bay on May 12, where he gave an update on the clean-up programme that was launched by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in the parish last month. Supporting Senator Sinclair (from left) are: Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Lennox Wallace and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris.
Local Government

Citizens of St. James Lauded

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is lauding the  citizens of St. James for their cooperation in the success of the clean-up exercise in the parish. The programme, which was launched in Montego Bay on April 22, saw Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie leading a two-day effort across several St. James communities, removing solid waste to the Retirement...
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Local Government

Minister McKenzie to Lead Technical Team to Royalton Hotel

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will lead a technical team to the Royalton Negril Hotel in Hanover on Friday (May 13) and Saturday (May 14). The visit follows the collapse of a section of the building currently under construction. Five workers were injured in the incident, which occurred early Tuesday morning (May 10). During the...
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Local Government

KSAC Urges Business Community to Support Family Park Project

The Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Council (KSAC) is calling on the Kingston business community to contribute to its project to create a ‘Family Park’ downtown. The $50 million facility, to be situated at St. William Grant Park, will provide space for fun, relaxation and togetherness, while promoting and celebrating the importance of the family unit. Ground was broken for the...
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EnvironmentLocal Government

Parish Councils Finalising Hurricane Preparedness

Parish Councils islandwide are currently finalising preparations and their readiness for the start of the 2016 tropical hurricane season on June 1. The activities are being undertaken throughout May as part of ‘Hurricane Preparedness Month’. Co-Chairman of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGA), Councillor Scean Barnswell, tells JIS News that Councils have concluded meetings with members of...
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