Local Government Workers to benefit from scholarships
May 30, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will this year introduce a Local Government Education Scholarship to assist employees pursing studies in keeping with its portfolio responsibilities. The…
Salary hike for NSWMA sidemen
May 30, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Sidemen employed to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will receive a 28 percent increase in their salaries come July 1. The announcement was made by Minister…
Local Government Minister attends Global Disaster Risk Reduction Platform in Switzerland
May 22, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Honourable Desmond McKenzie is leading a Jamaican delegation to the sixth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Management in Geneva, Switzerland. The…
Drop-In Centre opens in St. Elizabeth
May 7, 2019
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Honourable Desmond McKenzie, has opened the country’s fourth Drop-In Centre in St. Elizabeth. The St. Elizabeth Drop-In Centre, located at…
Ministry opens watershop in Bellefield, Manchester
May 7, 2019
BELLEFIELD, Manchester: Residents of several communities in Central Manchester are now accessing potable water with the infrastructure of a $9.3 million water shop in Bellefield. Some 20,000 gallons of purified water…
