The House of Representatives has approved amendments to temporarily modify the Representation of the People Act (ROPA), to allow the local government elections to be pushed back to a date...

The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation has received equipment valued at $7.8 million from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), to assist the technical work carried out by various departments for the...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is imploring Jamaicans to avoid large crowds and gatherings during the Christmas holidays and the lead-up to the season. "Try...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is assuring Jamaicans that adequate preparations are being made to ensure that “they have a clean Christmas”. Mr....

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says the agency is ready to proceed with work on the proposed waste disposal site at Winchester in...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is conducting an audit of minor water supplies islandwide, in furtherance of improvement measures outlined in the National Water Sector Policy and...

Kingston Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says several potential alternative routes are being explored to restore access to communities along Gordon Town Road in St. Andrew, where many residents have...

Several communities in rural St Andrew and eastern parishes remain marooned, following recent heavy rains across the island. Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, Mr. Audley Gordon,...