NEW ST. ELIZABETH MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN LAUNCHED
December 21, 2015
The people of St. Elizabeth are now being served from a new Municipal Building. The new J$20 million structure is the outcome of a project was initiated five years ago,…
NEW ARRANGEMENTS COMING FOR IMPROVED SOLID WASTE EFFICIENCY AND SECURITY AT RIVERTON AND OTHER DISPOSAL SITES
December 18, 2015
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting significant improvements in its waste collection and accountability activities, since the current Board of Directors assumed office six months ago. …
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…