Secretary Manager of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Christopher Powell, has said that the Local Government reform process has brought a number of changes over the years, which have improved...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is encouraging Parish Councils to seek out partnerships with the private sector, to ensure that projects undertaken on behalf of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott,  says the Local Government reform process should move into the implementation stage soon. “Our commitment to Local government is unquestionable,...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) will require additional training, so as to enable them to preside over matters that are not now within their purview. This was disclosed by Minister...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is to meet with the management of the six parish councils cited for breaches of government guidelines by the Auditor...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, has announced that the Brown’s Town market, in St. Ann,  which was extensively damaged in a massive fire some months...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says Justices of the Peace (JPs) are ideally suited to assist in the government’s efforts to implement pro-active and holistic approaches to solving...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, will be visiting all parish councils next week. Speaking at a press briefing, held at the National Solid Waste Management...

Some 73 young persons were recruited by the Westmoreland Parish Council late last year to work with the parish's Public Health Department on the Dengue Fever Alert Programme. Addressing the...

Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Councillor Bertel Moore, has expressed optimism about the ability of the Parish Development Committee (PDC) to set the groundwork for...

Member of Parliament-elect for South East St. Elizabeth, Richard Parchment was lauded for his four-year stint in the St. Elizabeth Parish Council by his former colleagues, at Thursday's (January 12)...