Former Local Government Minister Noel Arscott has accused the Government of squandering taxpayers’ funds, alleging that billions of dollars are being doled out to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for out-of-service streetlights. Arscott.
Roughly two out of every five Jamaicans believe that the service offered at the local government level has worsened over the last seven years, with the Trelawny Municipal Corporation singled out as the worst-performing council. The findings are the.
Morant Bay Mayor Hubert Williams is charging that the long-discussed reform of the local governance structure has come to a standstill under the current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration. According to the former People’s National Party (PNP.
KINGSTON, Jamaica In a heated debate preceding the February 26 local government election, the Mayor of Port Maria, Richard Creary, representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), took aim at Natalie Neita-Garvey, the spokesperson on local government for the People's National Party (PNP). During the debate, Creary posed a rhetorical question, "Would you replace Desmond McKenzie [as Minister of Local Government] with Natalie Neita-Garvey?" He promptly answered, "I'm sure the answer.
Jamaicans say they must benefit personally or see the creation of more jobs if they are to participate in the next local government election constitutionally due in two months. That is according to the latest national survey conducted from.