Bill piloted to postpone Local Government Elections -Polls on hold until February 2024
February 23, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Honourable Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday piloted a Bill in the Houses of Representatives effectively postponing Local Government Elections until February 2024. The…
Water Shop opened in Mile Gully, Manchester
February 20, 2023
MILE GULLY, Manchester: A J$14 million water shop, storing 16,000 gallons of the commodity, has been officially opened to serve residents of Mile Gully and its environs in Manchester. The…
MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS MURDER OF HOMELESS MAN IN PORT MARIA, ST. MARY
February 7, 2023
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie has strongly denounced the murder of Mr. O’Neil Collin, a homeless man whose body was found with the throat slashed…
Late St. Ann firefighter to be honoured – Ocho Rios Fire Station to be renamed in his memory
February 3, 2023
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will take steps to rename the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann to preserve the memory of the firefighter who lost…
NEWS YOU CAN USE: The Indigent Housing Programme
January 26, 2023
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development reintroduced the Indigent Housing Programme in 2017 under its Municipal Social Assistance Programme (MSAP). The Ministry appreciates that housing is a fundamental…
