WORK COMMENCES TO CLEAR GULLIES AND DRAINS UNDER KSAMC DISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAMME
July 16, 2026
KINGSTON, July 14 (JIS): Work has commenced to clear 27 gullies and drains across nine coastal divisions at a cost of more than $23 million, under phase one of the…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTRY RECEIVES US$1 MILLION TO SUPPORT HURRICANE MELISSA RECOVERY
July 10, 2026
KINGSTON, July 2 (JIS): The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has received US$1 million in resources and cash to assist ongoing Hurricane Melissa recovery and humanitarian efforts. The…
NSWMA RECEIVES FOUR NEW WATER TRUCKS
July 6, 2026
On Tuesday morning (June 30) The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) officially added four water trucks to their fleet, allocating one unit to each region (MPM, WPM, SPM, NEPM).…
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FRATERNITY ON DISPLAY IN THE 11TH BIENNIAL JAMAICA DIASPORA MARKETPLACE
July 3, 2026
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and its agencies participated in the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from…
TWO HUNDRED (200) YSEP PARTICIPANTS TO WORK ALONGSIDE DISASTER COORDINATORS AND THE SDC THIS YEAR
June 30, 2026
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa and in a bid to be better prepared during the current 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season, Hon. Desmond McKenzie announced that this year’s Youth Summer…