
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 12, 2015
The Three Strategic Laws, designed to give practical value to and enforcement of the Local Government Reform process, were passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 10. The…

MOU SIGNED BETWEEN MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND UTECH
October 6, 2015
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has entered into a teaching and expertise-sharing Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Technology (UTECH). This was solidified in a formal…

LOCAL GOVERNANCE BILL TABLED IN PARLIAMENT
October 6, 2015
The last of the three Strategic Laws designed to give Local Government Reform practical effect within Jamaica is now before Parliament. The Local Governance Bill, which was tabled in the…

NATIONAL BUILDING BILL AT ADVANCED STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT…TO BE TABLED SOON IN PARLIAMENT
October 6, 2015
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the National Building Bill now being developed will have a profound impact on the way commercial and residential construction…

The Newly Rehabilitated Savanna La Mar Fire Station Re-Opened
August 31, 2015
From Left to Right: Honourable Colin Fagan - Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Mr. Errol Mowatt – Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade…