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Director in the Department of Community Services and Development at the University of Technology (UTech), Paulton Gordon.

Wellness Fest in Kintyre

By: O Rodger Hutchinson, March 10, 2017

The recently held community intervention activity in Kintyre, St. Andrew, dubbed ‘Wellness Fest’ and staged by the University of Technology (UTech), in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC) and...

Social Development Commission Parish Manager for St. Mary, Travis Graham.

SDC to Host ‘CaSfest’ in Port Maria

By: O Rodger Hutchinson, March 9, 2017

Work being undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) as part of the Barbican Road Improvement project, which will see the corridor being upgraded from a two-lane to a four-lane carriageway with a median.

NWA Begins Work to Improve Traffic Flow Along Barbican Road

By: Kadian Brown , March 8, 2017

Local Government 9 years ago Great Anticipation for St. Mary CaSfest Exposition
By: O Rodger Hutchinson, March 9, 2017
Local Government 9 years ago NSWMA Head Issues Stern Warning to Employees
By: Marlon Tingling, March 3, 2017
Local Government 9 years ago Land Acquired in Westmoreland for Waste-Transfer Station
By: Marlon Tingling, March 3, 2017

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9 years ago Local Government

Improved Sewage Treatment Facilities for Some 200,000 Portmore Residents

The National Water Commission (NWC) has commenced operations for the transfer of effluent from the Portmore sewage pumping stations to the Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine. This follows...

By: Rochelle Williams, February 28, 2017

New Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams.

9 years ago Local Government

Mayor has Big Plans for Downtown Kingston

Significant changes are coming to the city of Kingston, particularly downtown Kingston. “Business cannot be done in disorder, and so we need to start by restoring order in the city,”...

By: Linton Heslop, February 28, 2017

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the 133rd birthday anniversary celebrations of National Hero, His Right Excellency Sir Alexander Bustamante in Blenheim, Hanover on February 24.

9 years ago Local Government

Road Leading to Bustamante Birth Home to be Rehabilitated

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says $20 million will be provided to rehabilitate the road leading to the birthplace of National Hero, The Right Excellent...

By: Garwin Davis, February 28, 2017

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

9 years ago Local Government

Major Improvements in Local Governance Being Targeted in 2017/18

Major improvements in the execution of local governance are expected to take place during the 2017/18 fiscal year, which begins on April 1 Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon....

By: O Rodger Hutchinson, February 27, 2017

Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson (left), hands over a representational cheque valued at $10.2 million to Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (right). The money will go towards the agency’s Help Haiti Initiative, through which it is providing support for Haiti, which was devastated by Hurricane Matthew last year. Also pictured is Director, Urban and Regional Planning, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin. Occasion was a post-evaluation workshop for phase two of the Caribbean Disaster Management project (CADM2) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 23. CADM2 was undertaken to further strengthen the disaster management capacity in the region.

9 years ago Local Government

National Emergency Communication Network to be Established

A national emergency communication network is to be established to strengthen early warning systems for disasters at the local level. This has been disclosed by Minister of Local Government and...

By: Alecia Smith, February 26, 2017

9 years ago Local Government

Parish Councillors Urged to Obey Guidelines

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says parish councillors who continue to flout the law can expect to be aggressively pursued by the Office of the...

By: Garwin Davis, February 24, 2017

Executive Director of Food For The Poor (FFP), David Mair (left), symbolically presents a cricket bat to Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. Occasion was a ceremony at the charity’s Ellerslie Pen headquarters in St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 21), where sports gear, valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, was handed over for the SDC’s 20/20 Community Cricket Competition.

9 years ago Local Government

FFP Donates Gear for SDC 20/20 Cricket Competition

Food For The Poor (FFP) has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sports gear to the Social Development Commission (SDC) to boost the agency’s community cricket programme. The...

By: O Rodger Hutchinson, February 24, 2017

9 years ago Local Government

Rehabilitation of Roads in St. Ann and St.Catherine to be Completed in 2017/18

Rehabilitation of roadways in two parishes is to be completed in the 2017/18 fiscal year, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Basic Needs Trust Fund project. These are the...

By: Alecia Smith , February 23, 2017

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Improved Sewage Treatment Facilities for Some 200,000 Portmore Residents

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Major Improvements in Local Governance Being Targeted in 2017/18

National Emergency Communication Network to be Established

Parish Councillors Urged to Obey Guidelines

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