House Approves Bill to Grant Parish Status to Portmore
February 14, 2025
JIS February 14, 2025, The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 11), passed the Counties and Parishes (Amendment) Act, 2025, which seeks to grant parish status to the Portmore City…
JAMAICA’S EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI RESPONSE REMAINS ROBUST
February 11, 2025
KINGSTON, February 11 (JIS): The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), says Jamaica’s tsunami response protocol was triggered at the weekend. However, it said data supplied by the…
LOCAL GOV’T MINISTER UNDERSCORES KSAMC’S ROLE
February 7, 2025
KINGSTON, February 7 (JIS): Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says councillors and administrators of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) have a vital…
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SOLICITOR GENERAL CLARIFY TIE AFTER BY-ELECTION
February 6, 2025
KINGSTON, February 6 (JIS): A letter signed jointly by the Attorney General and the Solicitor General has advised that Clause 32 of the Local Governance Act clearly lays out what…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER CONDEMNS DISORDER THAT CAUSED PREMATURE TERMINATION OF ALGAJ AGM
February 3, 2025
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has strongly condemned the chaos at today’s Annual General Meeting of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGAJ),…
