New York: - Jamaica’s Minister of Local Government and Community development, the Hon. Noel Arscott, told a United Nations conference that hazard mitigation planning and disaster management is a priority for the country’s growth agenda. Speaking at a conference on “Sustainable Cities Days” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday, December 12, the Minister pointed out that...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, is urging business operators in the Corporate Area to comply with the rules and regulations when erecting billboards and signs. “The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has no real interest in removing the signs, but if businesses do not heed the notices, then we will have to resort to removing them....

More than 600 handcart operators have been registered by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), since the period of registration ended last month, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke. Mrs. Brown Burke was addressing the monthly KSAC Council meeting, at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston on December 10. “This has been a useful exercise...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be spending some $45 million over the festive season to clean-up, clear, transport and dispose of solid waste, generation of which is expected to increase significantly during the period. Some $25 million will be expended on public cleansing activities, while another $20 million will go toward the removal of bulk waste and...

On Wednesday, December 18, shoppers in the commercial district of downtown Kingston will benefit from bargains associated with the ‘Christmas in the City’ event. The activity, which is scheduled to last from 8:00 a.m. to midnight, is being staged by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in association with numerous sponsors. Addressing the monthly KSAC Council meeting at its...

Countries in the region have been urged to put in place urgently, sound environmental management and disaster risk reduction systems, as they are at greater danger to natural hazards than other countries worldwide. The call came from Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, as he delivered the keynote address at the official opening of the 8th...

A total of seven community-based organisations have been awarded the Social Development Commission (SDC) Governance Capacity Grant Fund (GCGF), valued at $700,000, for the year 2013. The awardees are: the Whitehouse Development Area, Highgate Development Area, Papine Development Area, and Port Antonio Development Area Committees; Red Hills Communities Association; Wag Water Valley Development Committee; and the Claremont Development Area Committee....