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Riverton Fire update- Smoke coverage in Portmore

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising residents of Portmore to take precautions to reduce the effects of smoke exposure as a result of the fire at Riverton. An increase in smoke in sections of the...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, adds her contribution to a public mural set up at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s JCDC) visual arts exhibition, which opened on Sunday (March 15) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The exhibition, which features award winning pieces from the JCDC’s 2014 Visual Arts Competition, will run until March 29.

Next Generation of Artists: Step Forward – Hanna

Information Management and Training Coordinator, Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), Paola Carrera (left), converses with Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Michelle Forbes, during the official launch of the energy statistical capacity building initiative at the Courtleigh Hotel in St. Andrew recently. The initiative will be undertaken in six Caribbean countries.

Jamaica to Benefit from US $500,000 Energy Statistics Project

Chief Executive Officer at Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

CAC Places Focus On Healthy Eating

Modernisation Specialist, Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon-Somers, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Gov’t Rolling Out National Customer Service Scorecard

Sections of the Riverton Disposal Site being covered with soil transported from a nearby Quarry, on Monday (March 16).

11 years ago Local GovernmentRiverton Landfill

Commissioner says Fire Will be Extinguished by Weekend

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt, says if the current resources available to the agency are maintained, the fire at the Riverton City disposal site will be extinguished by the weekend. At a Jamaica House press briefing, held at Jamaica House, today (March 16), Commissioner Mowatt noted that the fire department has made significant progress since the start...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), gives an update on the postponement of the Grade Six Achievement Test during a press briefing, held at Jamaica House on Monday, March 16. Listening (from left) are: Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

11 years ago EducationRiverton Landfill

GSAT Exam Rescheduled for March 26 and 27

Cabinet has approved the rescheduling of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) from March 19 and 20 to the new dates of March 26 and 27, 2015. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement during a Jamaica House press briefing, held today (March16), at Jamaica House. He noted that the decision was occasioned by the disturbance caused...

A Section of the Duhaney River where water is pumped to fight the fire at the Riverton Disposal Site

11 years ago Local GovernmentRiverton Landfill

More Areas to be Covered Today at Riverton Disposal Site

Another 30 to 35 acres of the Riverton Disposal Site are expected to be covered today (March 16), as the authorities continue to make efforts to contain the fire. During a tour of the site today, Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Jennifer Edwards, informed that almost 30 acres of the site have already been smothered....

11 years ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

ODPEM Issues Warning for Portmore Residents

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that as the wind direction changes towards the South, persons in or around the general Portmore region may experience an occasional increase in smoke cover as a result of the smothering of the fire. The conditions at the Riverton Disposal Site are continually improving. As efforts are made to...

The Retirement landfill in St. James where a small fire was extinguished last night.

11 years ago Local Government

Small Fire Extinguished At Retirement Landfill

A small fire which broke out at the Retirement Landfill site in St. James on Sunday, March 15, was quickly extinguished. Giving an update on the matter, Superintendent in Charge of the St. James Fire Department, Mr. Dolphin Doeman, told JIS News that the fire, which reportedly started just after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, was quickly extinguished by one unit...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), addresses journalists at a press conference held on March 12 at the Hope Gardens offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, to provide details about new developments under the praedial larceny prevention programme. Looking on is Agriculture Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Allocates $7 Million to Fight Farm Theft

The Government has injected $7 million into the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries as it moves to intensify efforts to address agricultural theft. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said the money has been used to employ additional staff to bolster the work of the unit, which includes the services of two members of the...

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Smoke Conditions Improve at Riverton Landfill

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that there has been gradual improvement in smoke conditions at the Riverton City Landfill, as the Jamaica Fire Brigade continues to apply cover material to contain the fire. The situation is expected to continue to improve. The ODPEM wishes to advise that while unauthorised persons have been restricted from...