KINGSTON — State Minister  with responsibility for  Local Government,  Hon. Shahine Robinson, is assuring that the Government is committed to facilitating community empowerment. This,  she explained, is to position communities...

KINGSTON — Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Lee Clarke, wants the Local Government Reform process to meet a 2012 deadline. In a statement to Tuesday's (August 9) monthly meeting of...

MONTEGO BAY — Hundreds of Trelawny residents turned out at Water Square, in Falmouth, on Saturday, August 6, to join in the nation’s celebration of its 49th anniversary of independence....

MONTEGO BAY — The HEART Trust/NTA's Falmouth Vocational Training Centre (VTC) is equipping residents with skills to become entrepreneurs and to serve Trelawny’s burgeoning tourism industry, recently offering a training...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, says Government’s contribution of $30 million towards the construction of a new municipal building for Westmoreland, has already been...

KINGSTON — Minister of State with Responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says there is need for strong and dynamic leadership in the local authorities, as the issue of...

MONTEGO BAY — The St. Ann Parish Council will be taking action against persons who encroach on its roads, by dumping building materials and leaving them for some time. Secretary/Manager...

MONTEGO BAY — Thousands of residents of six volatile communities in St. James are soon to benefit from a range of sustainable development initiatives to be undertaken through partnership between...

PORT ANTONIO — The water supply system which serves residents of Carron Hall in St. Mary has been upgraded, and the people will now be able to access more of...

MONTEGO BAY — Roads in St. James that are being refurbished and constructed under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) were toured by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael...

MONTEGO BAY — The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), says it will be working with local government authorities to address flooding in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland and Black River,...