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The Ministry of Health is advising members of the public to treat water intended for consumption as water may become contaminated after heavy rainfall and flooding. To prevent diseases and maintain good health, it is important to use safe water. Water can be made safe by treating with household bleach or by boiling. The following guidelines should be observed: BLEACHFor...

Corporate Public Relations Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Charles Buchanan, is assuring that the Commission is working to restore some of its systems during the course of on (Sept. 30). "Some areas have had some restoration in power supply and so those systems that were being affected solely by power supply issues, we should be able to have...

Corporate Public Relations Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Charles Buchanan, says the company will continue to work closely with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), and other partners, to maintain its systems as much as possible. This as heavy rains associated with a tropical depression continue to severely impact the island, affecting electricity and water systems. He was speaking...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says the Government will be seeking to identify appropriate, affordable housing solutions for citizens, who live in dangerous areas, and risk life and property whenever there is a disaster. He said he would be directing the Ministry of Water and Housing to identify the areas that are particularly dangerous and to carry out a...

Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, has assured that the fording to cross the Dry River at Harbour View in St. Andrew will be restored shortly after the cessation of the ongoing rainfall. Mr. Henry, who toured the damaged facility this morning, said the Bailey bridge that spanned the river was not washed away as is being widely reported, but...

Minister of Water and Housing and Member of Parliament for North West St. James, Dr. Horace Chang, has commended the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) for restoring hope to youths in troubled communities. "The crime and associated problems and challenges faced in Jamaica, cannot be solved only by policing. The short and long term solution is to restore hope...

Government's efforts at safeguarding the environment against damage caused by harmful and hazardous substances are being pivoted on legislations, plans and conventions, which have either been promulgated, are being pursued or to which Jamaica is a party. Senior Director in the Environmental Management Division of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Leonie Barnaby, says these are intended to establish...

Senior Director in the Environmental Management Division of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Leonie Barnaby, is urging greater private sector participation in environmental matters of national importance, through collaborations with public sector stakeholders. This, she contends, is necessary in order to ensure the continued improvement of Jamaica's environment, and by extension, the quality of life experienced by the...

A contract valued at approximately $24 million was today (September 15) signed for repair and upgrading works at the Melrose Primary and Junior High school in Kencot, St. Andrew. The project, which is being funded under the European Union's (EU) Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II) and facilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), will include the repair of...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Howard Mitchell, has proposed that a study be conducted to determine exactly what form the Trust should take. The suggestion was made Wednesday (September 8), during a meeting of Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), which is reviewing the recommendations made by the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU) for modernising the public...

Just over a year after work began on the construction of 56 new town houses in Stadium Gardens, St. Andrew, proud home owners were handed the keys to their brand new two-bedroom homes on Wednesday (August 25). Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who presented the keys during a handing over ceremony in the community, said he...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to stage a two-day National Workshop on Disaster Risk Indicators for Jamaica, from Monday, August 23, to Tuesday, August 24, at its head office in Kingston. According to the Director of Sustainable Development & Regional Planning at the PIOJ, Claire Bernard, the workshop is geared to...