The St. Thomas Fire Department says it has made recommendations to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) regarding the Church Corner landfill to curb the number of fires occurring at the site. In January, firefighters from the Morant Bay and Yallahs fire stations in the parish battled a significant blaze at the landfill, which produced smoke that affected residents...

Plants and Landscaping Supervisor at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Maxwell McDonald (right), points out the benefits of using compost on plants to students from the St. Francis Primary and Infant School, at a Global Recycling Day event held on Monday (March 18) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. The day was observed by the NSWMA under...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Richard Vernon, says there continues to be a critical need for further educational development, particularly at the tertiary level, to drive economic activities. Speaking at the launch of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run, at the Holiday Inn in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 13, Mr. Vernon pointed out that Jamaica's tertiary education enrolment rate...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has committed to further strengthening the relationship between Jamaica and The Bahamas. Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Tuesday (March 12), following a courtesy call by the Bahamian Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Leon Lundy, at his offices in Kingston, Minister McKenzie...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, delivers remarks at the ceremony for the swearing in of Councillors of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) held on March 12 at the Corporation on Church Street in downtown Kingston.

Mayor of Portmore, His Worship Leon Thomas (third right, front row), is surrounded by newly installed Councillors of the Portmore Municipal Corporation during the swearing-in ceremony at Lot 1 Cookson Pen, Braeton Parkway, Greater Portmore, on March 12.

Councillor for the Vineyard Town Division in St. Andrew South Eastern, Andrew Swaby, was on Tuesday (March 12) sworn in as the new Mayor of Kingston. He succeeds Councillor for the Seivwright Gardens Division in St. Andrew West Central, Senator Delroy Williams, who will serve as Deputy Mayor. Both were installed during a ceremony at the Kingston and St. Andrew...

New Mayor of Black River, Councillor Richard Solomon, has outlined his vision for the parish of St. Elizabeth, which focuses on economic growth, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. Following his swearing-in on March 7, Mr. Solomon said key among his priorities is working closely with local businesses, entrepreneurs, farmers and investors to attract new industries and investments to the parish....

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) recently partnered with several corporate entities to make a donation of sanitation and cleaning supplies to the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester.  The provisions, which were handed over during a brief ceremony at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on March 1, were facilitated through an initiative of the Finance Department in tandem...