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NEPA Encourages Developers to Build Vertical Structures
To prevent urban sprawl, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is continuing its push to encourage developers to consider building more vertical structures. The term "urban sprawl" describes the spread of unplanned, low-density, auto-dependent development over large areas of...
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Rev. Sharpton Urges Unity Among Black People at Morant Bay Rebellion Memorial
Renowned American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, delivered a message of unity among black people at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion on Tuesday (October 24). Rev. Sharpton, who was unable to attend the event physically but addressed the large gathering at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay via a video presentation, said that...
Jamaica Celebrates World Town Planning Day on Nov. 8
World Town Planning Day 2023 will be celebrated in more than 30 countries, including Jamaica, on November 8 under the theme ‘Building Resilient Communities & Cities through Smart Solutions’. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (October 25), Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, said the day “is really...
Florence Hill Park to be Completed by Oct. 27 – MP
Florence Hill in the constituency of St. Andrew West Rural is to benefit from a community park that should be finished by this Friday (October 27). So says Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who provided details on several projects in the constituency during the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (October 24)....
PICA Acquiring New Border Security Management System
The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is in the process of procuring a new border security management system, to better enable the entity to collect, process, and analyse information on persons entering the country. Speaking with JIS News, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter, said that the new system, which is expected to come on stream in two...
63 PPV Operators Charged for Excess Fares
Sixty-three persons have been charged, to date, as the Transport Authority steps up measures to address the overcharging of fares by public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith, made the disclosure as he addressed a press conference called by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in...
Increased Access to Justice for PWDs
The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is reiterating its commitment to providing access to Justice Services for vulnerable Jamaicans, with its continued focus on persons living with disabilities (PWDs). Executive Director of the LAC, Dian Watson, says the vision of the Council is to be able to reach everyone, and this includes the disabled community. “We have been working very hard...