Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councilllor Angela Brown Burke, says the Council is currently implementing measures aimed at strengthening the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) readiness for the 2013 hurricane...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is appealing for greater compliance by Jamaicans in the payment of property taxes. Minister Arscott, who made the plea during...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, has commended the island’s parish councils for their “resilience and determination” in fulfilling their mandates in 2012/13, and their performance so...

Sections of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Act are to be reviewed and redrafted in order to make the law more effective. Minister of Local Government and Community...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the Ministry surpassed its 2012/13 property tax collection target of $2.8 billion by just over $5 million or 0.17...

Jamaica is slated to benefit from the implementation of the Local Economic Development (LED) programme, which seeks to enhance governance at the community level. This is being facilitated under the...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has established a streetlight hotline, which will enable members of the public to report defective streetlights in their communities. Portfolio Minister, Noel...

Works are to be completed on several bridges across the island under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP),this financial year. This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and...

The operations of seven of the island's Parish Councils have been significantly boosted by the addition of 25 newly recruited municipal police officers to their staff. The group, comprising 17...