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Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Ludlow Powell.

Motorists Urged to Regularly Service Vehicles

Jamaican motorists are being encouraged to regularly service their vehicles as part of efforts to ensure optimum performance and safety on the nation’s roads. Director, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Ludlow Powell, says regular servicing of vehicles is crucial as operating...

Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, shares a moment with General Manager of Hyatt Resorts, Karl Hendricks, at Friday’s (March 20) official opening of Jamaica's first Hyatt-branded all inclusive resorts, the new Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall and Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall in Montego Bay.

Jamaica on Growth Mission – PM

Global Senior Vice President, Service and Design at Vista Print, Jon Habeski, giving an update on his company’s 12 years of operation in Montego Bay. The company, which started with 20 employees has grown to 850 employees and is now operating from 92,000 square feet of office space in the Barnett Technology Centre.

Vista Print Carving Name in ICT Sector

Truck transporting soil used to cover sections of the Riverton Disposal Site on March 16, 2015.

Cooling Down Activities Continue at Riverton City Disposal Site

St. Thomas farmer, Lawrence Lynch (right), and fellow farmer, Donovan Johnson, show off onions reaped from his farm in Yallahs, under the Agro Parks initiative. Mr. Lynch is expected to reap more than 20,000 pounds of the condiment from his one-acre farm within the next few days.

Young St. Thomas Farmer Excited About Agriculture

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Riverton Fire Update- Reduction in Smoke Levels Evident

Firefighting activities at the Riverton Disposal Site continued overnight and into today. Up to noon today more than 90% of the area, which was under fire, was totally extinguished and covered with top soil. An additional forty (40) trucks and three (3) front end loaders joined the effort. ALPART and WINDALCO have extended the loan of two (2) D10 “bulldozers”...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller (2nd right), joins Chief Judge of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition, Mrs. Carol Roynes (left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders, in congratulating visually impaired awardee, George Napier, who was recognised for high quality customer service at the sixth staging of the Public Sector Customer Service Awards Ceremony on July 11, 2013, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Easier to do Business in Public Sector

The Government is removing bureaucracy and red tape across the public sector, making it easier for citizens to do business. “This is something that the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme has as a priority. One of our focus areas is improving the ease of conducting business, and there are several projects being implemented to promote the ease of doing...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell, addresses a press conference on Wednesday (March 18), at the Royalton White Sands Resort in Trelawny.

11 years ago Transport

Motorists to Pay for Damage to Road Furniture

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing is moving to recover from motorists, money that is being expended to replace guardrails and other road furniture that are damaged during road crashes. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell, told journalists at a media briefing at the Royalton White Sands Resorts in Trelawny on Wednesday (March 18) that the National Works...

11 years ago EnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Update 16 : Riverton City Fire

The daytime operations at the Riverton City Disposal Site today yielded much success. The Jamaica Fire Brigade was able to focus its attention on the last two remaining areas of concern. They have reported that based on the achievements of today there should be a significant reduction in the levels of smoke emission. The operations as usual will continue into...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. (Ret

11 years ago Environment

Parish Councillors Sensitised About Rural Water Supply Development Strategy

Parish councillors were recently sensitised about their roles and responsibilities under the draft Rural Water Supply Development Strategy, at a series of consultations organised by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. The strategy is a key part of the Water Sector Policy, which commits the Government to ensuring that all Jamaicans have access to potable water by...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), along with (from left): Director-General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Major Clive Davis; Regional Operations Manager, Metropolitan Parks and Markets, Adrian Grant, and Supervisor, Riverton City Disposal Site, Larel Thomas observe the work being done to extinguish the fire at the Riverton City disposal site, during a tour of the facility on Friday, March 20.

11 years ago Local GovernmentRiverton Landfill

Local Government Minister Says Fire at Riverton Will be Put Out by Sunday

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says it is expected that the fire at the Riverton City disposal site will be extinguished by Sunday. “There will be residual smoke, but the total extinguishing of the fire that should be as early as tomorrow (Saturday) into Sunday. But, what we know is that even when you cover,...

11 years ago Local GovernmentRiverton Landfill

Update: Riverton City Fire – Significant Progress to Date

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) through consultation with the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is reporting significant progress to date with fighting the fire at the Riverton disposal site. Operational activities will be sustained throughout today with targeted deployment of resources at the remaining areas that are burning. The almost calm wind conditions could result in the...