Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced the allocation of an additional of $60 million to assist Municipal Corporations with improving emergency shelter accommodations across...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be rolling out a Priority Parochial Road Programme, valued at $350 million, targeting for repair badly damaged roads that connect communities...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed employees of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), emphasising that sanitation is among the most essential public service in...

The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing up bed space. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon....

The requirement that buildings must be constructed to withstand Category Five hurricanes is a critical feature of the revised Building Code. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging students to play an active role in keeping their communities clean. Addressing a public education session organised by...

The Government has launched Operation CALM (Cleaning, Advising, Leveraging and Maintaining), a nationwide clean-up and public sensitisation programme aimed at strengthening the resilience of flood-prone communities across Jamaica. Spearheaded by...

Residents of Dover near Kitson Town in St. Catherine are putting hands and hearts into the rehabilitation of their community centre. The aim is to transform the long-out-of-use facility into...