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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, emphasises a point during his 2020/21 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21), under the theme ‘Building National Resilience through Continuous Investment in Local Government’.

Local Government Ministry Strengthening Accountability Of Municipal Corporations

By: Douglas McIntosh, July 22, 2020

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is in the process of instituting measures aimed at further strengthening the accountability framework at Municipal Corporations. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...

Public Relations Manager at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Mandel McKulsky.

Community Market And Business Fair For St. Thomas And St. Elizabeth

By: Charnele Henry, July 22, 2020

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents a bag of groceries to Marjorie Mitchell (centre) on Tuesday (July 21), during a food distribution drive in Canterbury, Montego Bay, St. James under the first phase of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Programme sponsored by UN-HABITAT and the St. James Municipal Corporation. Sharing the moment is Councillor for the Montego Bay South Division, Richard Vernon.

Care Packages Distributed To Residents Of Canterbury

By: Nickieta Sterling, July 22, 2020

Community 6 years ago Residents Of Clifton To Receive Free Skills Training, Land Titles
By: Garfield L. Angus, July 16, 2020
Community 6 years ago Gov’t Providing Over 30,000 Meals Per Day For Vulnerable Persons
By: Garwin Davis, July 16, 2020
Community 6 years ago Thousands Receive Birth Certificates
By: Shanna K. Salmon, July 15, 2020

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The late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

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Tributes Continue to Flow for the Late Hon. Shahine Robinson

Tributes continue to flow for the late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. Mrs. Robinson, who served as Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, died...

By: Garwin Davis, July 12, 2020

Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses a shelter management forum held at the St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 10).

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Shelter Managers in St. Elizabeth Prepare for Hurricane Season

Shelter managers in St. Elizabeth recently underwent a refresher course, as part of a shelter management forum held to better prepare them for the 2020 hurricane season and other disasters....

By: Okoye Henry, July 11, 2020

A Kingston and St. Andrew pepper farmer (left), prepares her produce for display, while a customer leaves with her purchase of peppers, at the recently held Social Development Commission Business Fair and Farmers’ Market in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew.

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Farmers’ Market And Business Fair In Bull Bay July 11

Residents of Kingston and St. Andrew are to benefit from yet another Social Development Commission (SDC) business fair and farmers’ market, on Saturday, July 11. The event will be held...

By: Charnele Henry, July 9, 2020

Icema Brown-Sanderson ((second left), operator of Icema’s Hats and Accessories and Madge Corniffe (second right) of Cestan Hills Nature’s Beauty and Delight, show off their grant awards, while Social Development Commission (SDC) Hanover parish manager, Mashario Bisasor (left) and Director of Local Economic Development and Community Projects at the SDC, Avril Ranger, share the moment. The grants were handed over at the Hopewell Sports and Community Centre in Hanover on July 2, during an SDC-organised farmers’ market and bus tour, which stopped in various communities throughout the parish. A total of seven grants ranging from $15,000 to a maximum of $115,000 were presented to seven entrepreneurs on the day.

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Hanover SDC Provides Grants To Small Business Operators

The Hanover office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), through its Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), is helping community enterprises impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) to rebound. Cash grants...

By: Nickieta Sterling, July 9, 2020

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

6 years ago Community

Service Clubs Urged To Help Restore Livelihoods Of Persons Impacted By COVID -19

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on service clubs to assist the Government in restoring the lives and livelihoods of Jamaicans, who have been adversely...

By: Alecia Smith, July 6, 2020

Customers and vendors conduct business at a mini farmers' market in Cascade, Hanover, on July 2. The event was organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC).

6 years ago AgricultureCommunity

Scores Turn Out For SDC Farmers’ Market In Hanover

Scores of Hanover residents turned out to support farmers and small business owners at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Farmers’ Market on Thursday (July 2). The event was the latest...

By: Nickieta Sterling, July 6, 2020

A section of the roadway in the Treadlight community of Clarendon, which will be rehabilitated at a cost of $150 million under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund' (JSIF) Integrated Community Development Project.

6 years ago CommunityWorks / Construction

Major Road Rehabilitation Project For Treadlight

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is set to roll out a major road rehabilitation project in the community of Treadlight in Clarendon, effective July 2020. The project, being implemented...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, July 1, 2020

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Local Government Minister Calls For Vastly Improved Compliance With COVID-19 Rules By Beach And River-goers This Weekend

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging persons visiting beaches and rivers over this weekend to follow all the health protocols established to prevent the...

By: Ministry of Local Government & Community Development, June 27, 2020

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Tributes Continue to Flow for the Late Hon. Shahine Robinson

Shelter Managers in St. Elizabeth Prepare for Hurricane Season

Farmers’ Market And Business Fair In Bull Bay July 11

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Service Clubs Urged To Help Restore Livelihoods Of Persons Impacted By COVID -19

Scores Turn Out For SDC Farmers’ Market In Hanover

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