Minister McKenzie to Discuss Street Light Service with JPS
By: , April 12, 2016The Key Point:
Photo: R. Fraser
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), held at the chamber’s downtown Kingston chambers on April 12. At left is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke.The Facts
- Minister McKenzie said he will be making a submission to Cabinet on the matter “because I believe those arrangements need to be reviewed.”
- The JPS is owed in excess of $3.7 billion for street lights.
The Full Story
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will be meeting with representatives from the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) this week to discuss the current arrangements regarding street lights.
Addressing the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its downtown Kingston chambers today (April 12), Mr. McKenzie said he is dissatisfied with the current arrangements, which give the JPS “full and total control of street lights in Jamaica.”
“There is no timeframe as to when the street lights will be fixed, there is no timeframe as to how the retrofitting of the street lights will be done,” he lamented.
Minister McKenzie said he will be making a submission to Cabinet on the matter “because I believe those arrangements need to be reviewed.”
He insisted that Jamaicans need to be provided with a timeline regarding “how long will it take to retrofit and to change the entire street light apparatus.”
Mr. McKenzie said he met with Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, last week on the issue.
The JPS is owed in excess of $3.7 billion for street lights.