The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

Value Smart Information
• The minister is the Honourable Mr. Desmond McKenzie|
• The state minister is the Honourable Mr. Homer Davis
• The permanent secretary is Mrs. Marsah Henry Martin
• The opposition spokesperson is Ms. Denise Daley
• Vision statement: We envision that the client’s population be fully rehabilitated or in receipt of proper care and protection by:
- Promoting community involvement, family participation and self-reliance to eliminate dependency on government welfare programmes.
- Ensuring the provision of shelter care, protection and rehabilitation for all street people/homeless persons.
• Mission Statement: To provide a sound policy, legal technical and administrative framework to supports excellent service delivery and operational management by Local Authorities and portfolio agencies, that advances the ideals of effective local governance and the goals of sustainable local development, through a purpose-driven and competent work force
• Some of the ministry’s responsibilities:
- Minor Water Supplies & Social Water
- Municipal Parks & Beautification
- Cemeteries
- Markets
- Abattoirs
- Pounds
- Drains & Gullies
- Street Lights
• Some of the services provided:
- Achieve acceptable standards of environmental practices in all public cleansing and disposal operations;
- Issuing of Building approvals
- Issuing of Barber Licences
- Issuing of Barbershop Licences
- Public Parking
- Community Sports
- Community Research
- Emergency Medical Services
- Some agencies of the ministry:
- National Solid Waste Management Authority
- Jamaica Fire Brigade
- Social Development Commission

Website: http://www.localgovjamaica.gov.jm/
Email: communications@mlge.gov.jm, info@mlge.gov.jm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlgcd/

Location
85 Hagley Park Road,
Kingston 10
Phone: (876) - 754-0992-9 / (876) - 618-1104-8
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday
8:30am – 5:00pm
Friday
8:30am – 4:00pm