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

Local Government Seeks Added Source of Funding to Repair Parochial Roads

Discussions are advanced with the Finance and the Public Service Ministry to find an added source of funding to repair, maintain and rehabilitate parochial roads across the island. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a regional orientation session for councillors from the municipal corporations of Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. Thomas, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (January 4). At right is Director, Legal Unit in the Ministry, Sophia Knight.

Local Government Representatives Urged to Read Handbook

Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (left), listens while Senior Compliance Officer with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Phillip Morgan, makes a point during a tour of businesses in the town on January 3.

Business Operators Urged to Dispose of Their Garbage the Right Way

A section of the large group of children who turned out for the Christmas Concert and gifts at the Old Hospital Park on Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay, on December 25.

Montego Bay Company Presents Gifts to 3,000 Children

The newly renovated X-Ward male dormitory at the Spanish Town Infirmary in St. Catherine. (FILE)

Infirmaries to be Upgraded in 2017

Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

9 years ago Local Government

Householders Assured That Garbage Will Be Picked Up

Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is assuring Jamaicans that their garbage will be picked up during the Christmas season. “Go out and shop, party, cook up a storm and enjoy your Christmas; don’t worry, your garbage will be picked up,” he told JIS News. Mr. Gordon said strategies are being put in place to...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon

9 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Looking at Public-Private Arrangement for Garbage Collection

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is looking to enter public-private arrangements for the collection of garbage. Executive Director of the entity, Audley Gordon, said the move is aimed at improving efficiency in garbage collection by putting more units on the streets. He said an investor has indicated an interest in bringing in trucks for the removal of garbage....

New Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, is being robed by former Mayor, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, at the installation ceremony held on Thursday (Dec. 15), at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAC) on Church Street, downtown.

9 years ago Local Government

New Mayor of Kingston Pledges Partnership

New Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, has pledged to work to build a spirit of partnership and cooperation among councillors in order to effectively and efficiency carry out the work of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAC). Speaking at the installation ceremony held at the KSAC’s downtown Kingston offices on December 15, Senator Williams lauded the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), applauds following the lighting of a Christmas tree by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) at Mandela Park on December 15. Others (from left) are NSWMA Board member, Camille Facey; and Executive Director, Audley Gordon.

9 years ago Local Government

Minister McKenzie Praises Staff of NSWMA

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended staff of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for their role in improving the operations of the agency. He said that despite “trying circumstances”, the workers have “brought significant difference” to the NSWMA operations. He also hailed the board under the chairmanship of Dennis Chung for “putting...

9 years ago Local Government

Municipal Corporation to Undertake Infrastructural Development of City

Newly installed Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Municipal Corporation will undertake a comprehensive programme of infrastructural development across the city. He said this would facilitate significant local economic activity, while supporting the Government’s national growth agenda. The new Mayor was giving his inaugural address during Thursday’s (December 15) installation ceremony at the Kingston...

New Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, is robed by former Mayor, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, at the installation ceremony held on Thursday (December 15), at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Church Street, downtown Kingston. Looking on are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

9 years ago Local Government

New Mayor of Kingston Takes Office

Government Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, is the new Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew. He was installed during a ceremony at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Church Street in downtown Kingston, on December 15. The function was presided over by Principal Returning Officer of the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), Albert Johnson. Senator Williams, who is the...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, emphasises a point during an interview with JIS News.

9 years ago Local Government

New NSWMA Head to Improve Communication, Operational Efficiency

Newly appointed Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says he will be placing focus on improving communication with the public in order to enhance transparency and raise awareness about the work of the entity. “We intend to be far more open and transparent, to communicate more and keep them (the public) in the loop,...