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KSAC Puts Forward Proposals to Market Historical Sites

New Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAC) is putting forward proposals to market several historical sites in an effort to promote city tourism as a valuable tool for economic growth....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for the construction of the Pennants water shop pilot project in Clarendon on November 23. Others (from left) are: General Manager for Engineering, Rural Water Supply Limited, Douglas Wilson; former Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Florette Stewart; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, Rowhan Blake.

Pennants Water Shop Pilot Project to be Completed March

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

SDC Secures $5.1 Million for Community Groups

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks with a resident of the Manchester Golden Age Home during a tour of the facility on Friday (Jan. 20). A new female ward is to be built at the facility at a cost of $55 million.

Manchester Golden Age Home to Get New Female Ward

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

Mayors, Councillors Urged to Know their Function

9 years ago Local Government

Local Government Ministry Collaborates with MIND

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is in the final stages of collaborating with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) for the training of local government officials. This was noted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in his address to mayors and councillors from Manchester, St Elizabeth, and Clarendon at the second in a series of sensitisation...

9 years ago Local Government

Mayors and Councillors Urged to Pay Property Tax

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging the island’s mayors and councillors to pay their property tax. “I have a list of 229 councillors, some of whom have never paid any property tax for more than 20 years, and some of whom also own one or more properties, but have not been paying taxes,” the...

9 years ago Local Government

SDC Completes Asset Mapping of Clarendon

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has completed the asset mapping of communities in Clarendon in order to identify the resources of the parish. The entity will be showcasing the maps generated to the public at a Geographic Information System (GIS) Day event to be held on January 27 at the old police station in May Pen. “We are happy to...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (fourth left), presents a citation to Dr. Dean Weatherly, coach of the winning 2016 Cornwall College DaCosta Cup football team on January 12. Mayor Davis also presented a citation to Jamario Hines, captain of the football squad on behalf of the team. Looking on are members of the football team and the managers.

9 years ago Local Government

Cornwall College Honoured by St. James Municipal Corporation

Members of the successful 2016 Cornwall College daCosta Cup football team and Head Coach, Dr. Dean Weatherly, were honoured on January 12 by the St. James Municipal Corporation. Team Captain, Jamario Hines and Dr. Weatherly were presented with citations during the regular monthly meeting of the Corporation at its Union Street offices in Montego Bay. Cornwall College captured the football...

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, gives an update on the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 10).

9 years ago Local Government

SDC Facilitates 320 Businesses over Last Two Years

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has supported the development of some 320 small businesses valued at more than $657 million over the last two years under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), creating employment for hundreds of persons. The programme, funded by the Government of Jamaica, is geared at stimulating sustainable economic development through the growth of community microenterprises....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe, addresses an earthquake awareness press conference yesterday (January 9) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management’s (ODPEM) Haining Road offices in St. Andrew.

9 years ago Local Government

Building Bill will Improve Earthquake Preparedness – Thorpe

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe, says passage of the Building Bill will put Jamaica in the best position to prepare for earthquakes. He was speaking at the launch of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) earthquake awareness campaign held at the agency’s Haining Road offices yesterday (January 9). The...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis.

9 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Embarks on Earthquake Awareness Campaign

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is embarking on a three-month education campaign aimed at raising national awareness about earthquake preparedness and mitigation. The campaign, under the theme ‘Drop. Cover. Hold… Earthquake readiness is within your control’ was officially launched yesterday (January 9) at the ODPEM’s Haining Road offices, St. Andrew. Activities, over the period January to...