The Portmore Municipal Council has scheduled February 5 as a clean-up day, to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. “Meetings were held with tyre shop operators and other vendors in Portmore and on that day, the Municipal Council, in partnership with  the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), will remove all old tyres and other large objects that can become mosquito breeding...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says he will be seeking Cabinet approval shortly for the tabling of the revised Building Act in Parliament. He was speaking at the launch of Earthquake Awareness Month 2016 at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) offices on January 5. The revised Bill will facilitate the adoption...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says immediate steps will be taken to secure the Retirement Landfill in St. James from any further illegal activity, following two fires at the municipal waste disposal site over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Minister Arscott made the comment following a tour of the facility on Saturday, (January 2)....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is calling on property owners to be diligent in paying their taxes, while commending those who have been meeting their obligations. He was speaking at a National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) press conference last week Thursday (December 17) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices. During the press conference,...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of procuring 17 new compactor trucks at a cost of approximately J$248 million (€1.9 million), which will be commissioned into service by May 2016. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, at a press conference at the Ministry on Thursday, December 17. He said...

The removal of tyres from the Riverton City disposal site is underway and is to be completed within a month. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, made the disclosure at a press conference held at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston on Thursday, December 17, following a tour of the disposal site. He said...

A 128,000-gallon water storage tank, which has been commissioned into service at the Riverton City disposal site as a fire suppression system, has significantly improved the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) ability to mitigate fire hazards at the facility. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, made the disclosure at a press conference at his Hagley...