The NEPM Waste Management Limited is taking a proactive approach in reducing the impact of electronic waste (e-waste) on the local environment, through collections and public sensitisation across the region. E-waste is regarded as discarded electrical or electronic devices. NEPM’s Customer Relations Officer, Donasha Biggs, told JIS News that the entity, which covers St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, has...

The HEART/NSTA Trust continues to play a key role in preparing young people for the workforce, with some 19,300 trainees graduating across various training programmes over the period 2019-2022. These include digital animation, printing and graphics, geomatic and geospatial services, web page design and printing, industrial electronics, network engineering, general construction, tractor operations and maintenance, human resource management and electrical...

Residents of Westmoreland, particularly the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, are being urged to consider getting the flu vaccine as the parish continues to see cases of respiratory illnesses. Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Marcia Graham, in making the call said that while there are fewer cases of COVID-19 in the parish, there are positive...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has emphasised its commitment to supporting the improvement of early warning services in countries, while acknowledging the challenges faced by Central America and the Caribbean in that area. Speaking at the WMO Regional Conference (Regional Association IV), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on February 7, Secretary General of the WMO, Professor Petteri Taalas,...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is focused on delivering quality customer service through the creation of a responsive and modern agricultural extension service. The focus is in keeping with the Authority’s quality objectives, which were developed as a requirement for its recent ISO 9001:2015 certification. Speaking in a recent JIS Think Tank, Acting Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Winston...

Some 20 loads of garbage were removed from the WPM region during a two-day exercise carried out by ‘Operation SWEEP COP’. The exercise was undertaken across Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland on February 2 and 3. ‘Operation SWEEP COP’, which is outfitted with 10 motorcycles and eight new garbage trucks, was launched to enhance and enforce proper waste management...

Law-abiding citizens have been called on to play their part in helping to curb crime and violence, as well as the carnage on the nation’s roads, by Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Addressing the national church service to mark Restorative Justice Week, held at the Salem Baptist Church in St. Ann on February 5, the Minister said the lawlessness that...