The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received 11 compactor garbage trucks, valued at approximately US$1.74 million, from the Government. One more will be delivered in March. The handover...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has praised the work of the Hanover Poor Relief Department, noting that it is a shining example of service in...

Construction of the Montego Bay, Yallahs and Port Maria fire stations are to commence in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. This will be facilitated under the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project,...

A total of $320 million will be spent by the Government in the 2019/20 fiscal year to augment the aged fleet of garbage trucks owned by the National Solid Waste...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is expected to spend in excess of $350 million during the new fiscal year to construct three...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the necessary submission will be made to Cabinet to ensure that there is adequate funding to operate drop-in centres...

The Government has allocated some $28 million in the 2019/20 fiscal year to complete construction of two drop-in centres for homeless persons in the parishes of St. Thomas and Trelawny....

The Government will undertake a comprehensive national survey of squatter settlements to accurately ascertain the extent of squatting in the country. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most...