Issues - Local Government
Kingston Wharves to Manage Caribbean Trans-shipment Hub
KINGSTON (JIS):
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The new Caribbean Transshipment Hub, which will facilitate the transporting of large motor vehicles throughout the region, was officially launched on Friday (Feb.26) during a ceremony held on board the 'Höegh Caribia' at Kingston Wharves.
This hub, previously sited in San Juan, Puerto Rico has been relocated to Jamaica and terminal operations will now be facilitated and managed by Kingston Wharves Limited.
Mayor of Portmore Wants Toll Operator to Assist With Repairing Roads
KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, February 26, 2010
Mayor of the Municipality of Portmore, in St. Catherine, Keith Hinds, is calling for the operators of the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 to place five per cent of all monthly gains at the toll into a special fund, which would go towards rehabilitating the roadways in the community.
The Mayor proposes that the fund be called the Portmore Road Development Fund, emphasising that it is high time that the operators of the roadway show their appreciation to the people of Portmore.
Overwhelming Response to Parish Development Symposia
MONTEGO BAY (JIS):
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, says that community response to the series of Parish Development Symposia has been overwhelming, so far.
Gregory Myers to succeed Dad
Son of JLP councillor earns right to represent Southfield division
BY MARK CUMMINGS Observer West senior reporter cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, February 25, 2010
TOP HILL, St Elizabeth — Gregory Myers, the son of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) sitting councillor for the Southfield division, last Sunday earned the right to succeed his father, Shirley, after securing a massive victory over the two other contenders for the job.
Roslyn Road Rehab Brings Relief to Albion Mountain
Portland (JIS):
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Residents of Albion Mountain, St. Mary, are breathing a sigh of relief following the $4.5 million rehabilitation of the Roslyn main road in the community.
The road was recently resurfaced through the cooperation of the European Union (EU) and the St. Mary Parish Council. Funding to the tune of approximately $2.7 million was provided by the EU, while the remaining $1.8 million was contributed by the Parish Council.
EU repairs section of Roslyn main road
BY ALESIA EDWARDS Observer staff reporter alesiae@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
ALBION MOUNTAIN, St Mary -- Residents of this rural Jamaica district have received well-needed improvement to a section of the road in their community that had been in a deplorable condition for several years.
Community Development Main Focus of Vision 2030 Symposium in Portland
PORT ANTONIO (JIS):
Friday, February 19, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
The process of community development was extensively discussed at the Portland leg of the one-day Vision 2030 Symposium, held at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), in Portland, on February 16.
First draft finished for public-sector revamp
Published: Friday | February 19, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner Arthur Hall, Senior Staff Reporter arthur.hall@gleanerjm.com
The Patricia Sinclair McCalla-led team appointed to carry out the transformation of the public sector has completed a first draft of the proposed changes, but it is still unable to say how many civil servants will lose their jobs.
However, the unit yesterday made it clear that there will be a reduction in the number of public- sector employees when the transformation is completed over the next 12 to 18 months.
Spanish Town's Emancipation Square to be Smokefree
KINGSTON (JIS):
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
A ban on cigarette smoking will shortly be introduced within the entire designated area of Emancipation Square in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
The Square will be the first Smokefree Square in the Caribbean, when a declaration is officially unveiled in March. The initiative is a joint project of the Smoke Free Action Coalition in Spanish Town and the St. Catherine Parish Council.
First Parish Symposium on Vision 2030 hosted by St. Thomas
KINGSTON (JIS):
Monday, February 15, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
The first parish symposium under the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, which aims to make Jamaica a place of choice to live, work and raise families and do business in 20 years' time, was hosted by St. Thomas, today (February 15).
