Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) speaks with residents following a tour of the Gregory Park area in St. Catherine, today (August 19). Some 11...

The homeless in Ocho Rios, St. Ann now have access to shelter at night, following the official opening of the Ocho Rios Night Shelter, in Buckfield, on Friday (August 18)....

Thirty-four persons who have given outstanding service to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the nation were presented with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals, Thursday, August 10. The medals were...

Retired Educator and recipient of the prestigious Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA), Christeen Hooper-Johnson, is the new President of the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC). Her election to the post was...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, greets Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emiliana Bernard Stephenson, during a courtesy call at the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to fulfil the constitutional requirements regarding the local government elections, which were postponed for a further 12 months in...

More than $300 million has been spent on social programmes in Manchester by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Speaking at a ceremony to break ground for an...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons not to leave cooking unattended, in order to prevent fires. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that within recent years, “cooking...