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.
A company is seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Andrew Holness in its push to convert a New Kingston residential lot into a parking lot for a proposed multimillion-dollar business, hoping that he will overturn a state regulator’s “tainted”.
A cap on campaign financing for aspiring councillors would not have the support of Morant Bay Mayor Hubert Williams, who says it would be a feeble attempt at levelling the playing field. Williams, who successfully contested the White Horses.
If the People’s National Party (PNP) secures the majority of municipalities in the upcoming local government polls, this could be construed as a national referendum on the performance of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration,.