| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Deputy Mayor of the Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Andrew Swaby (second right), leads Town Clerk, Robert Hill (third left); City Inspector, Alrick Francis (second left);Treasurer, Nordia Crosskill (left), and Vice-Chairman of the Building & Town Planning Committee, Patrick Roberts (right), on an inspection tour of signs and billboards along the Palisades roadway in East Kingston, on April 15.
Deputy Mayor of the Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Andrew Swaby (second right), leads Town Clerk, Robert Hill (third left); City Inspector, Alrick Francis (second left);Treasurer, Nordia Crosskill (left), and Vice-Chairman of the Building & Town Planning Committee, Patrick Roberts (right), on an inspection tour of signs and billboards along the Palisades roadway in East Kingston, on April 15.

KSAC Urges Compliance with Billboard Requirements

The Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is requesting advertising companies and businesses in the Kingston Metropolitan Area  (KMA) that utilize signs and billboards, to contact them immediately to ensure that they are compliant with the requirements and for the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller shares a light moment with youngsters who attended the official handing over of the Rocky Point market, in South East Clarendon on April 12 .
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller shares a light moment with youngsters who attended the official handing over of the Rocky Point market, in South East Clarendon on April 12 .

PM Condemns Latest Reported Cases of Child Abuse
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right) admires a star apple being sold by a vendor inside the newly constructed Rocky Point Market in Clarendon on April 12, during a tour of the facility. With the Prime Minister are (from left); Minister of Local government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott; Member of Parliament, South East Clarendon, Rudyard Spencer; and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right) admires a star apple being sold by a vendor inside the newly constructed Rocky Point Market in Clarendon on April 12, during a tour of the facility. With the Prime Minister are (from left); Minister of Local government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott; Member of Parliament, South East Clarendon, Rudyard Spencer; and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell.

New Rocky Point Market to Benefit Over 4,000 Persons
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)

Riverton City Landfill Access Road to be Repaired
Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takese hands over cheque to outgoing Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams, at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston, on March 27. Looking on are (from left): Chairman of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Mr. Jalil Dabdoub Jnr., and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt.
Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takese hands over cheque to outgoing Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams, at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston, on March 27. Looking on are (from left): Chairman of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Mr. Jalil Dabdoub Jnr., and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt.

Japan Funds Repairs of Fire Hydrants

More

Local Government

Rocky Point Residents Urged To Help Create Business Environment

Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell, has urged residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, to find innovative and creative ways to encourage business in their community. Mayor Barnswell was speaking at the official ceremony to hand over the newly constructed Rocky Point Market, in the community on April 12. Meanwhile, the Mayor thanked the Jamaica Social Investment fund (JSIF) for...
Read more
Local Government

80 Per Cent of Property Taxes Collected Last Fiscal Year

The Government met 80 per cent of its target for property tax collections in the 2013/14 fiscal year. Senior Director of Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilisation in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, told JIS News that approximately $5.8 billion of the $7.26 billion revenue target was collected. Mr. Thomas said this was a satisfactory performance...
Read more
Local Government

KSAC Collects $1.56 Billion in Property Tax

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is reporting that $1.56 billion in property tax was collected during the last fiscal year. “For 2013/14 we collected 95 per cent of the target...falling short by about $81.25 million. Kingston contributed seven per cent to the overall collection and St. Andrew contributed 88 per cent. The target, of course, was $1.64 billion,”...
Read more
Budget 2014/2015Local GovernmentParliament

$25 Million Allocated for Mo-Bay’s Urban Action Plan

A sum of $25 million has been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative. The project seeks to contribute to the implementation of Montego Bay’s urban sustainability action plan, in which the general goal is to address the main environmental, urban and fiscal issues affecting the long term sustainability of the city....
Read more
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentVision 2030

Plastic Separation Project in Seven Ministries

Beginning April 1, a plastic separation initiative is to be launched in seven Government Ministries, as part of plans to effectively manage the nation’s solid waste. The Ministries of Health; Education; Finance and Planning; National Security; Agriculture; Local Government and Justice are to participate in this project, which involves the separation of plastic containers from regular waste, for collection by...
Read more
Charge d’Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Koji Tomita (right), addressing Monday’s (March 24) $8 million (US$81,010) grant agreement signing ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Kingston, for Government of Japan’s provision of two ambulances and two fire trucks to the Westmoreland Parish Council. The units’ provision is being facilitated under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Project (GGP) in partnership with the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy (SPJD). Listening keenly, from left, are: Councillor for the Westmoreland Parish Council’s Bethel Town Division and Savanna-la-Mar Deputy Mayor, Danree Delancy; Councillor for the Savanna-la-Mar Division, Milton Miles; and Westmoreland Parish Council Chairman and Savanna-la-Mar Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore.
Local Government

Japan Continues Support for Small Local Government Projects

Jamaica has, since 1995, benefitted from $525 million (US$5 million) in funding assistance from the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Projects (GGP). This disclosure was made by Charge d’Affairs at the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica, Koji Tomita, during Monday’s (March 24) $8 million (US$81,010) grant contract signing ceremony at the Embassy’s New Kingston offices, for...
Read more
Charge d’Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Koji Tomita (2nd right), presents and Westmoreland Parish Council Chairman and Savanna-la-Mar Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore (2nd left), with a copy of the $8 million (US$81,010) grant agreement for Government of Japan’s provision of two ambulances and two fire trucks to the Council, following Monday’s (March 24) signing ceremony at the Embassy’s New Kingston offices. The units’ provision is being facilitated under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Project (GGP) in partnership with the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy (SPJD). Looking on are: Councillors for the Westmoreland Parish Council’s Savanna-la-Mar and Bethel Town Divisions respectively, Milton Miles (left); and Danree Delancy, who is also Savanna-la-Mar’s Deputy Mayor.
Local Government

Westmoreland PC Receives Emergency Vehicles from Japanese Government

The Westmoreland Parish Council is to receive two ambulances and two fire trucks, valued at $8 million (US$81,010), from the Government of Japan. Provision of the units is being facilitated under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Project (GGP), in partnership with the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy (SPJD). The units, which are due in the...
Read more