The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging caution in the use of candles and generators during the hurricane. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, said that the unsafe use of candles increases the risk of fires. “Persons may be using candles which we have seen in the past can cause fires. If you are using candles, make sure that you put them...

Jamaica is the best prepared it has ever been to respond to a natural disaster, says Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Addressing a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council (NDRMC) at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston on Monday (July 1), Mr. McKenzie said the Government’s investment in strengthening Jamaica’s disaster...

Over 10,000 young people will be gainfully employed under the 2024 Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), which was officially launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny on Friday (June 28). The young men and women, aged 17-29, being enrolled this year will be paid $60,000 over their four weeks of...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has significantly expanded its waste management capabilities in St. James, with the commissioning of 11 new units. The ceremony was held at WPM Waste Management Limited's office at Freeport in Montego Bay, St. James, on June 27, during the relaunch of the 24-hour 'Operation SWEEP', aimed at enhancing and enforcing proper waste management...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has commenced preparedness activities for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. “As the entity responsible for disaster management in the municipality, the KSAMC has begun its preparation,” Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, says. Speaking during KSAMC’s recent monthly meeting at the Corporation’s Chambers in...

Government is looking at a programme to make lands available for housing development as part of measures to drive down housing costs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure at the recent opening of Sagicor Group’s New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, said the objective is to make construction of houses more...

Ground is to be broken in August 2025 to commence work on the National Stadium’s redevelopment into a world-class sports facility. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25). She said the project will be facilitated under...