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State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that entrenchment of Local Government in the Constitution would provide a more transparent system, which would favour the average citizen. He also noted that entrenchment would allow citizens to have greater input in the system of governance, rather than having critical issues dealt with at the...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has emphasised that senior level representatives from agencies and departments must attend Parish Council meetings, whenever they are required to do so. Mr. Montague, who has responsibility for Local Government Reform, said this directive has been issued by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding. He was addressing...

Minister of State in the office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Hon. Robert Montague, has called on citizens to get involved in the Local Government reform process and to ensure that it works in their interest. The State Minister made the call at a Town Hall meeting, held at the St. Matthews Anglican Church, in...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Desmond McKenzie, has added to the call for compulsory national youth service for out-of-school young people. Speaking at the closing ceremony for the Emergency Response Training programme on June 17 at the National Youth Service (NYS) training site in Chestervale, St. Andrew, Mayor McKenzie said the high unemployment rate among young people, underachievement at school, and...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is moving to protect the historic Holland Bamboo grove from denudation and illegal vending activities. In announcing the move at the monthly meeting of the Parish Council on June 11, His Worship the Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, said it is imperative that the local authority, which is the custodian of heritage sites...

The Government has extended by 12 months, the time frame for the full implementation of the recommendations for Local Government Reform. Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, speaking at the second in a series of island wide Town Hall meetings on May 26 at the Portmore HEART Academy in...

The Pisgah Basic School in St. Elizabeth, which was selected as the main Labour Day project in the parish, drew several persons from the community and agencies turning out today (May 25) to assist in its refurbishing. Work at the institution included re-roofing a section of the building, and painting and clearing stones on the compound. In expressing thanks, the...

Prime Minister the Bruce Golding told residents of Portmore, Tuesday night (May 26), that the Government is seeking to address decades-old sewage disposal problems in the community with Japanese Government support. "We have made a submission to the Japanese Government, there is a special loan facility that they have provided, and we have included it in the list of projects...

The Falmouth cemetery in Trelawny, received much attention on Labour Day (May 25), as Member of Parliament, Dr. Patrick Harris and Councillor Garth Wilkinson, led a large group of volunteers to clean the largest cemetery in the parish. Labour Day activities across the parish got off to an early start on most of the 50 registered projects that were carried...

The parish of Trelawny will see an injection of US$30 billion in investments over the next 10 years. This was noted by His Worship the Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, as he delivered the keynote address at the Friends of Trelawny (FOTA) Business and Investment Symposium, on May 23, at the JFK Holiday Inn, Queens, New York, U.S.A. "Billions...

Labour Day activities in St. Ann were well supported, as residents turned out in large numbers on May 25, to participate in various projects across the parish. Over 40 projects were registered in the parish and the scope of work included the planting of trees, bushing of sidewalks, painting of bus sheds and the cleaning-up of tank sites. The parish...

Fifty-three projects have so far been registered with the Portland Labour Day Committee for Labour Day, Monday, May 25. They include the parish project to beautify the Portland Infirmary in Port Antonio, as well as the painting of schools, paving of roadways, painting of road signs and refurbishing of Government buildings. The parish project will involve the painting of the...