The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is paying tribute to former Councillor for the Denham Town Division, Lorna Joy Leslie. Leslie, the longest-serving JLP councillor in the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), passed away on Tuesday after battling illness. JLP Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament for Kingston West, Desmond McKenzie is paying glowing tribute to Leslie.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Works, Robert Morgan says the recent move by Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Chairman Andrew Swaby to increase divisional allocation fund provisions confirms that the mayor can do more to address parish council roads. The KSAMC announced that allocations will move from $10 million to $13 million for urban divisions, and to $13.5 million for rural divisions. Minister Morgan in a statement said the development exposes the hypocrisy in the mayor’s repeated complaints about road funding while the corporation has had the authority to increase support to divisions.