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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott ( centre); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Colin Fagan (left); share a moment with youth mayors from across the island following a luncheon at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston on December 3. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dionne Jennings (right); and Morant Bay Mayor and St. Thomas Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Ludlow Mathison (back row, second right), also participated.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott ( centre); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Colin Fagan (left); share a moment with youth mayors from across the island following a luncheon at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston on December 3. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dionne Jennings (right); and Morant Bay Mayor and St. Thomas Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Ludlow Mathison (back row, second right), also participated.

New Infirmary for Portland Next Year

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says that a new infirmary will be built in Portland next year, which will provide improved living conditions for the indigent, sick, and elderly residents of the parish. He gave...
Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, says the time has come for Jamaica to be rid of the “informer fi dead culture”.
Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, says the time has come for Jamaica to be rid of the “informer fi dead culture”.

Jamaicans Must Become Crime Informers

Tessanne Chin and Anita Antoinette for KSAC Tree Lighting Ceremony
Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (left), has the attention of key participants at the first Western Jamaica Economic Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 26. From left are: Director of the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall; Professor of International Business and Director of the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies, Densil Williams; and Co-Chairman of the Forum and Dean of the Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division at the Montego Bay Community College, Puis Lacan.
Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (left), has the attention of key participants at the first Western Jamaica Economic Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 26. From left are: Director of the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall; Professor of International Business and Director of the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies, Densil Williams; and Co-Chairman of the Forum and Dean of the Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division at the Montego Bay Community College, Puis Lacan.

Mo-Bay on Track to Become First ‘Smart City’
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, addressing the first ever Western Jamaica Economic Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on Wednesday, November 26. Minister Arscott urged citizens to pay their property taxes.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, addressing the first ever Western Jamaica Economic Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on Wednesday, November 26. Minister Arscott urged citizens to pay their property taxes.

Local Government Minister Urges Jamaicans to Pay Property Taxes

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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd left); and Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), lead the symbolic breaking of ground for the new St. Thomas Parish Council municipal building, to be constructed in Morant Bay at a cost of approximately $200 million. The exercise took place on November 21. Also participating (from left), are: Custos Rotulorum of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett; Morant Bay Mayor and St. Thomas Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Ludlow Mathison; Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, where the building will be erected, James Robertson; and Chairman of the Council’s Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Constantine Bogle.
Local Government

St. Thomas Parish Council To Get New Building

A new building is to be constructed to house the St. Thomas Parish Council at a cost of approximately $250 million. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, broke ground for the project on Friday (November 2), on which work is scheduled to start soon. The proposed two-storey structure, to be built on three acres of land adjoining...
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Local Government

$250 Million Allocated to Repair Infirmaries

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has identified several infirmaries across the island, which are to benefit from repairs under a  $250 million allocation from the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) revenue surplus. In addition, several projects are to be undertaken, aimed at providing shelter for street people. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, at Friday’s...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd left), is assisted by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), in performing the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to formally open the newly constructed male ward at the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on November 21. The ward, which will house the 47 elderly males currently residing at the institution, was built at a cost of $31 million. Also participating in the exercise (from left) are: Morant Bay Mayor and St. Thomas Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Ludlow Mathison; Chairman of the Council’s Poor Relief Committee, Councillor Rohan Bryan; Member of Parliament for Western St, Thomas, where the infirmary is located, James Robertson; and Custos Rotulorum of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett.
CommunityLocal Government

New Male Ward Opens at St. Thomas Infirmary

The 47 male residents of the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay, are now enjoying much improved facilities, following construction of a  new ward by the Government at a cost of $31 million. Financed by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, the ward features double occupancy rooms; bathrooms;...
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Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (right), and Inspector of the Poor for Kingston and St. Andrew, Elaine Walker, listen keenly to a point being made by Town Clerk, Robert Hill, during the official launch of the Friends of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter Benevolent Society on November 21, on the grounds of the downtown Kingston-based facility.
CommunityLocal Government

Jamaicans Urged to Help the Homeless

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, is appealing to Jamaicans not to turn a blind eye to those in need, but to extend a helping hand to the most vulnerable, particularly the homeless. “No longer can we ignore the indignity suffered by our people on the streets or just pass them off as ‘mad people’. These people are our brothers...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (left), presents Jermaine Porter with his Professional Certificate in Poor Relief Administration at the Board of Supervision’s graduation exercise held at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 19).
Local Government

Govt Committed To Improving Care For Most Vulnerable

State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, says the Government is committed to improving social protection and care for the most vulnerable in the society. Mr. Fagan, who was speaking at the Board of Supervision’s graduation exercise at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 19), said a number of projects have been identified...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.
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UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have donated 10 forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, to assist with the country’s Ebola preparedness. The thermometers were funded by the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust, which is comprised of individuals and organisations that support health care in Jamaica, and were sourced by the International Healthcare Group UK. Minister of Local Government and...
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