
Jamaica Host Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
December 13, 2012
Jamaica hosted the 7th conference of the Caribbean Disaster Emergancy Management Agency (CDEMA) chaired by Hon Noel Arscott Minister of Local Government & Community Development, at the Hilton Rose Hall…

Ministry Undertakes POINT IN TIME SURVEY for the Homeless
December 4, 2012
The Board of Supervision 2012 Point in Time Survey for the Homeless, the nation’s only and largest count of homeless individuals and families, took place across the island in the early mornings…

Presentation of Awards Ends Celebration of Local Government & Community Month 2012
December 3, 2012
Local Government & Community Month 2012 culminated on a high note with the staging of the Local Government Awards (for Local Authorities) on Friday, November 30, 2012. The approximately one…

Minister Arscott Condemns Senseless Killing of Riverton Disposal Site Security Guard
November 26, 2012
Jamaica’s Beauty Is Our Duty NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY News Release For Immediate Release Kingston, Jamaica……………………………………………...…23rd November 2012 The Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott has…

Youth Mayors Impress at Jamaica House
November 22, 2012
Another featured activity of the annual Local Government & Community Development Month celebration took place on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. On that day the island’s fourteen (14) youth mayors paid a…