As the Government seeks to accelerate the Local Government Reform process, a number of responsibilities are to be returned to the Parish Councils as of August 1. Among these is...

Councillors are being urged to address the problems of their divisions as a unified body, and to approach local and international funding agencies in seeking to assist these communities. The...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has urged Councillors to identify ways in which the Parish Councils could...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that implementation of the recommendations for Local Government Reform...

State Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has called on Parish Councils to be more assertive in executing their...

State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that entrenchment of Local Government in the Constitution would provide a more transparent system, which would...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, has emphasised that senior level representatives from agencies and departments must attend Parish Council meetings, whenever they...

Minister of State in the office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Hon. Robert Montague, has called on citizens to get involved in the Local Government...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Desmond McKenzie, has added to the call for compulsory national youth service for out-of-school young people. Speaking at the closing ceremony for the Emergency Response Training...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is moving to protect the historic Holland Bamboo grove from denudation and illegal vending activities. In announcing the move at the monthly meeting of the...

The Government has extended by 12 months, the time frame for the full implementation of the recommendations for Local Government Reform. Minister of State in the Office of the Prime...