Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Sean Martin, says fire-fighters undergo continuous training, so as to ensure that they are in a state of readiness to effectively respond, in the event of an earthquake. Mr. Martin was speaking at the launch of Earthquake Awareness Month 2016, held at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston,...

Hundreds of residents of several communities, encompassing the constituencies of East. St. Andrew and East Kingston and Port Royal, will now have reliable and consistent supply of potable water, following the commissioning into service of the Pleasant Heights supply system. The project, undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), involved the refurbishing of the water pump. Minister of Science, Technology,...

The Government of the Kingdom of Lethoso, in Southern Africa, will be sending a technical team to Jamaica to study land distribution strategies used by the National Land Agency (NLA). This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NLA, Elizabeth Stair, when she delivered her report at a Heads of Agencies and Departments meeting of the Ministry of...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract valued at $51.34 million for phase one of the Papine/Mona sewerage project. The contract has been awarded to Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure at a Jamaica House press briefing on December 9. She noted that the project forms part of the...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has signed a $69 million contract with Champion Industrial Equipment and Supplies Limited for construction of the Mason River pipeline in Northern Clarendon. The project is the final phase in the $202 million upgrading of the water supply system, which will improve service to Mason River, Kellits, Sandy River, Rhoden Hall, Douglas Castle and other...

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is again encouraging persons to undertake proper disposal of domestic and commercial waste, and refrain from depositing these materials in drains, gullies, and waterways. This, he says, in order to prevent the occurrence of flooding and pollution, among other consequences, which can result from improper disposal of debris, and which...

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is to meet with key stakeholders to discuss measures to curb the reported by-passing of the approvals process for revised building plans by some developers, particularly for apartment complexes. The Minister made the disclosure to JIS News, after being briefed of this development recently by representatives of the Real Estate...