
Adult Transitional facility to be built in Kingston
December 2, 2019
JIS NEWS, Kingston: A state-of-the-art Adult Transitional Facility is to be built at a cost of nearly $140 million to serve homeless persons in Kingston and St. Andrew. Minister of Local Government…

Portland Infirmary to get new male ward
December 2, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica: In keeping with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s mandate to upgrade the living conditions and plants of the country’s infirmaries; ground was broken for a new…

Ginger House, Portland gets new bridge
November 11, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Residents of Ginger House and Cornwall Barracks in East Portland now have easier access to their homes following the construction of a new $7.1 million swing bridge. The…

Municipal Corporations To Get New Water Trucks
October 25, 2019
JIS NEWS, Montego Bay: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that municipal corporations will be equipped with new water trucks during financial year 2020/2021. “We are…

Construction of Barnett Street Fire Station on track
October 25, 2019
JIS NEWS, Montego Bay: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says completion of the Barnett Street Fire Station in St. James is on track to be completed…