The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of procuring 17 new compactor trucks at a cost of approximately J$248 million (€1.9 million), which will be commissioned into...

The removal of tyres from the Riverton City disposal site is underway and is to be completed within a month. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott,...

A 128,000-gallon water storage tank, which has been commissioned into service at the Riverton City disposal site as a fire suppression system, has significantly improved the National Solid Waste Management...

The Government will be providing an additional $5 million to carry out further emergency works in sections of East Portland that were severely affected by heavy rains last week. This...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has created some 839 jobs for residents at the local level, through the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’,...

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $47.97 million to carry out rehabilitation work on the Roadhouse to Whitehouse Parish Council road in St. Catherine. The contract has been awarded...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, is calling on shoppers to support law-abiding vendors this Christmas season. She said the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has...

Three new fire stations are to be constructed next year, says State Minister  in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan. He said the new stations...