The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is to give the Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann a much-needed facelift. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a visit to the station on Friday (September 17) to offer condolences to the colleagues of two young firefighters who lost their lives in a motor vehicle crash in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the New Market to Carmel roadway in St. Elizabeth remains impassable. The roadway has been affected by flood water since the passage of Tropical Storm Ida at the end of last month. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the road became impassable immediately...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has pledged to assist in providing support for the families of two firefighters who lost their lives in a motor vehicle accident along the Laughlands main road in St Ann on September 13. Alex Williams and Stephan Walters were heading home from work after dropping off another Jamaica Fire Brigade...

Some 29 street lights have been repaired across St. Elizabeth by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for the July to August period. JPS Parish Manager for St. Elizabeth, David Lewis, made the disclosure while addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on September 9. “These repairs were done in five parish council divisions, namely Black River, where...

Director of Operations, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane, says there has been positive response to the ‘Drum a Di Gate’ initiative. “So far it is good. Persons have been cooperating. They have been using the drums for the intended purpose,” she told JIS News in a recent interview. Launched in November 2020, ‘Drum a Di Gate’ aims...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is seeking to procure 50 compactor trucks to improve garbage collection across the island. Addressing a media briefing on September 10 at the NSWMA’s offices in Kingston, Mr. Gordon said the estimated cost for the units is approximately $1.3...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has underscored the role of Municipal Corporations in local governance. Speaking during a ‘Let’s Talk’ virtual forum on Monday (August 30), Councillor Vernon noted that Municipal Corporations work with other government agencies to administer and deliver wide-ranging services to citizens islandwide. He said these entities include the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), National Water...

Registration for participating in the upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) is now officially open. Interested individuals and groups from Jamaica and across the wider Caribbean region and North and South America can now apply by visiting the platform registration page at https://rp-americas.undrr.org/rp-americas-registration. To register, interested persons must provide a valid...

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is extending the application deadline and calling on Jamaica and the wider Caribbean to submit their innovative ideas for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas. Registration reopens on September 5 and will close on the 15th. The Regional Platform will be held virtually November 1 to...