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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown-Burke (left), is greeted by Acting Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Director at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Steve Anderson (right), when she arrived at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 23, to participate in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural ICT Innovation Summit. Looking (from left) are: Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and City Treasurer, Nadia Crosskill.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown-Burke (left), is greeted by Acting Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Director at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Steve Anderson (right), when she arrived at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 23, to participate in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation’s (KSAC) inaugural ICT Innovation Summit. Looking (from left) are: Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and City Treasurer, Nadia Crosskill.

KSAC Seeking to Improve Efficiency Through ICT

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, July 24, 2014
The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is seeking to improve the efficiency of its operations through the introduction of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions. As part of measures...
Savanna-La-Mar's Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore, addressing participants during a recent Westmoreland town hall meeting held at Frome Technical High School, where the National Solid Waste Management Authority's (NSWMA) proposed development of a $35 million waste transfer station at Grange Hill, in the parish, was announced.

Savanna-La-Mar Mayor Welcomes $35M Waste Transfer Station

By: Glenis A. Rose, July 22, 2014
Minster of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), and State Minister, Hon. Colin Fagan (left), look on as Chief Executive Officer and Director of National Safety Limited, Julian Templer, demonstrates the use of a device on one of three new fire trucks provided to the Jamaica Fire Brigade. The trucks were handed over at the Portmore Fire Station in St. Catherine last Friday (July 18).

Government to Enforce Law Against Lighting Fires

By: Oroyo Eubanks, July 22, 2014

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20 Per Cent of Street Lights Not Working

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says discussions are ongoing with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) regarding outstanding payments, and defective or malfunctioning streetlights, among other...
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By: Chris Patterson, July 14, 2014