In his Sectoral Presentation last Wednesday, Hon. Desmond McKenzie announced that $70 Million will be allocated to all Municipal Corporations for drain cleaning. This is in addition to a $$350 Million Road rehabilitation programme. #LocalGovAtWork

Let’s take a look at some of the events and activities that the Ministry undertook during the month of April. #LocalGovAtWork #SocialProtection

101 Churches in St. Elizabeth received individual cheques to assist with their clean up efforts, as a result of damage sustained by Hurricane Melissa. Individual grants ranged from $85,000 to $250,000; a total of $17,650,000 was given. #LocalGovAtWork #PostMelissa

Vendors were all smiles as the Yallahs Market was officially reopened by Hon. Desmond McKenzie, last Friday. #LocalGovAtWork #MarketUpgrade

(2/2) Robert Morgan is meeting with the mayors to discuss matters surrounding the One Road Authority (ORA) as the regulatory body for roads and works at the local and national level.#LocalGovAtWork

(2/2) The Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, with input from the Technical team, decided that it would be best to move the Infirmary more inland and as a property owned by the @trelawnymunicipalcorporation was identified for the relocation. #LocalGovAtWork #SocialProtection

Alexandria (St. Ann) will soon have a new and modern market, where vendors and buyers can do business more comfortably. Earlier today, the contract for the construction of the new facility was signed and ground was officially broken. #LocalGovAtWork #MarketUpgrade

On a recent visit to the St. Elizabeth , Hon. Desmond McKenzie made it clear that the establishment of a one road authority would not be taking away responsibility from the Municipal Corporations, but it would help to better streamline roadworks. #localgovatwork

Earlier today, 10 tipper trucks, which will mainly be used in the cleaning up of the 16 Constituencies that were most affected by hurricane Melissa, were officially handed over to the @nswma #LocalGovAtWork #SolidWasteManagement

Hon. Desmond McKenzie convened a meeting with the heads of our affiliate agencies to properly strategize and coordinate the way forward, as it relates to Human Resources, building infrastructure and funding following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. #LocalGovAtWork

The team, led by Hon. @desmondmckenziemp went into St. Elizabeth over the weekend to distribute relief supplies following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in the Parish last week Tuesday. #hurricanemelissa #localgovatwork #disasterresponse

As we continue our recovery efforts, we are making sure the to keep the public informed on our progress. Join us for a Special Press Briefing at 3pm today. #HurricaneMelissa #LocalGovAtWork #DisasterResponse

Thanks to the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) for their donations to our recovery process. A team will be going into Westmoreland tomorrow morning to do distribution and further assessment. #HurricaneMelissa #LocalGovAtWork #DisasterPreparedness

Mr. Richard Thompson, Acting Director General of @odpem provides an update of the Agency’s preparations for the passage of Tropical Storm Melissa. #disasterpreparedness #TSMelissa #localgovatwork

What is homelessness? As the Ministry, through the Board of Supervision, conducts the National Homeless Survey this week, we will answer this and other questions related to homelessness and the Government’s thrust to address this issue. In this video, Mr Cyprian Lewis, Regional Manager for the Board of Supervision, explains in detail the various aspects of homelessness. #localgovatwork #socialprotection

The Mission and the vision remains the same.Throwing it back to when Hon. Desmond McKenzie handed over an Indigent Unit in Clarendon and provided an update on the program. #LocalGovAtWork

The Youth Summer Employment Programme #YSEP for the 2025 period has officially come to an end but our participants are still expressing their gratitude and giving their feedback on the programme. Read what Raheem Dennis, Team Leader from Trelawny had to say. #LocalGovAtWork

Vendors and shoppers are elated to have a modern and conducive facility to conduct business, as the new Buff Bay Market is now open. #LocalGovAtWork

Today marks a momentous occassion as the new Buff Bay Market officially re-opened today. Vendors and other members of the community expressed their excitement as the new market was unveiled. #buffbaymarket #LocalGovAtWork

#HappeningNow #BuffBayMarket #LocalGovAtWork @darylvazmp