Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, is anticipating that Jamaica’s emergency response capacity will be significantly boosted by the outcomes of the just concluded sixth International Mechanisms...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is reporting progress on work to implement the Local Economic Development (LED) programme, which seeks to enhance governance and economic development at...

A new Local Government Act is now before Cabinet for consideration, aimed at advancing the Local Government process. “I can assure you that we (Government) are closer to completing the...

Over 130 officials and delegates representing more than 10 organisations from some 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, are currently participating in the sixth annual International Mechanisms for...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be providing additional spaces for vendors to ply their wares in the downtown commercial district, during the upcoming Christmas season. This was...

Inspector of Poor at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Pearl Barrett, is reporting that several persons in the homeless programme are acquiring skills and are gaining employment. Mrs....

Affectionately called ‘Mr. Portmore’, the late Mayor, Councillor George Lee, is described as a dedicated public servant, a strong innovative leader, and passionate about the work of the Portmore Municipal...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, has made an appeal for Jamaicans, whose relatives are living on the streets to show care and responsibility and rescue them. “We have...