Retired Educator and recipient of the prestigious Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA), Christeen Hooper-Johnson, is the new President of the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC). Her election to the post was...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, greets Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emiliana Bernard Stephenson, during a courtesy call at the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to fulfil the constitutional requirements regarding the local government elections, which were postponed for a further 12 months in...

More than $300 million has been spent on social programmes in Manchester by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Speaking at a ceremony to break ground for an...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons not to leave cooking unattended, in order to prevent fires. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that within recent years, “cooking...

WPM Waste Management Limited has heightened its collection schedule to tackle the increased volume of debris accumulating in downtown Montego Bay. “This area has a lot of people [either engaged...

Jamaicans should reflect on the country’s significant progress and journey as the nation celebrates 61 years of Independence. Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, made the plea as...

Several residents of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine participated in a recent community sensitisation meeting organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The meeting was geared...