OVER J$400 MILLION IN PAROCHIAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AMONG HURRICANE PREPARATION MEASURES FOR 2026
June 23, 2026
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie says additional measures are being taken to ensure maximum levels of readiness for this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. In noting that…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER ANNOUNCES J$600 MILLION PROGRAMME TO RELOCATE AND REBUILD INFIRMARIES DAMAGED BY HURRICANE MELISSA
June 22, 2026
Minister of Local Government and Community Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie has announced a raft of measures to restore and expand municipal infrastructure dedicated to caring for Jamaica’s vulnerable population. In…
BUILDING BOOM IN FULL SWING AS MELISSA RECOVERY CONTINUES…LOCAL GOVT. MINISTER WARNS THAT IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION REGULATION WILL ACCOMPANY INCREASED ACTIVITY
June 16, 2026
Jamaicans are fully invested in the national recovery process as the country continues to manage its Reconstruction phase, seven months after Hurricane Melissa. Local Government and Community Development Minister Hon.…
CHURCHES IN HANOVER RECEIVES CLEAN UP GRANT
June 15, 2026
56 churches in Hanover received their slice of the $75-million Community Church Clean-up allocation after Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie handed over checks amounting to…
EVENTIDE HOME FIRE VICTIMS HONOURED WITH NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE (MAY 20)
May 27, 2026
A forty-women guard of honour by the women of the Jamaica Fire Bridge, decorated the aisle leading to the Eventide Home Monument at the National Heroes Park last Wednesday morning…