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Regional Manager at SPM Waste Management Limited, Sheldon Smith (left), speaks to students at BB Coke High School in Junction, St. Elizabeth, following a recent road show hosted by the agency.

Citizens Urged to Properly Containerse Waste

Regional Manager at SPM Waste Management Limited, Sheldon Smith, is encouraging citizens to properly package and containerise household waste to improve the efficiency of garbage collection. Speaking with JIS News following a recent environmental awareness road show in Junction, St....

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses the recent official opening of new administrative offices for SPM Waste Management Limited in Hanbury, Manchester.

SPM Waste Management Staff Urged to Lift Service Delivery

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon, speaks at press briefing following the Corporation's monthly meeting on Thursday, June 11.

St. James Municipal Corporation Far Advanced in Its Preparation for Hurricane Season

Regional Manager at SPM Waste Management Ltd. , Sheldon Smith (left), speaks to students at BB Coke High School in Junction, St. Elizabeth recently, during a roadshow hosted by the agency.

Young People’s Help Sought to Promote Proper Waste Management Practices

Bulky Waste to Be Removed from Several Flood Prone Areas in St. Elizabeth

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Wednesday’s (June 10) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

5 days ago Finance & Public ServiceHurricane Relief & Recovery

Finance Minister Provides Details of Money Allocated in Response to Hurricane Melissa

The Government has outlined how it allocated $67 billion in response to Category Five Hurricane Melissa, which impacted Jamaica in October 2025. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, advised that the expenditure was approved through the third and fourth supplementary estimates in the 2025/26 fiscal year. Addressing Wednesday’s (June 10) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, speaks at Tuesday’s (June 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), in downtown Kingston.

5 days ago Local Government

KSAMC Advances Preparations for Hurricane Season

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is advancing preparations for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season, including shelter management and operations training. Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, who provided details at Tuesday’s (June 9) meeting of the Corporation in downtown Kingston, said the KSAMC is also organising sensitisation programmes targeting the vulnerable and homeless populations and the clean-up...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) monthly meeting on Tuesday (June 9) . The meeting was held at the Corporation

5 days ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

KSAMC Increases Divisional Allocations to $13M

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has announced that provisions under the Divisional Allocation Fund (DAF) will be increased from $10 million to $13 million for each urban division, and to $13.5 million for rural divisions. DAF covers road repairs, monthly programmes, Labour Day allocations, mitigation initiatives, employment generation, and emergency funding across each division. Addressing the KSAMC’s...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Hon. Robert Montague, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 9.

5 days ago EnvironmentLocal Government

NSWMA Gets $200 Million for Public Education Programme on Proper Waste Management

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says approximately $200 million has been allocated to public education to help citizens to properly manage waste at the source. This forms part of the recently launched Operation CALM, which is a nationwide clean-up and sensitisation programme to proactively address issues in flood-prone communities. “The investment in public...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, (right, seated), engages with Customer Service Manager at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Emoy Henry Tingling, during a job fair and document drive hosted at the Rose Heights Community Centre in St. James on June 4

1 week ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Rehabilitated Rose Heights Community Centre Hosts Job Fair

Just 10 days after Labour Day rehabilitation activities, the Rose Heights Community Centre in St. James reopened on June 4, hosting a multi-agency job fair and document recovery drive that benefited more than 100 residents. Community members turned out in large numbers to explore employment opportunities and access services to replace lost or damaged documents through entities such as the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Errol Greene (left), looks on as (from second left) Rotary Club of St. Andrew North President, Pierpont Wilson; Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Regional Director, Michael Bent; and SRHA Chairman, Michael Stern, participate in the handover of paediatric medical equipment valued $3 million. The donation, made by the Club to the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, was officially presented to the SRHA during a ceremony held on Friday (June 5) at Jamaica National’s (JN) Corporate Offices in Kingston.

1 week ago Health & WellnessHurricane Relief & Recovery

Rotary Club Donates $3M Paediatric Equipment to Black River Hospital

The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has received paediatric medical equipment valued $3 million from the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North. The donation forms part of the Club’s Hurricane Melissa recovery and healthcare support initiatives. Items handed over include an infant incubator, a phototherapy lamp, and two infusion pumps. These were officially presented to the Southern Regional Health...

Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (third left, seated); Senior Director for Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Patrick Watson (second right, seated); and Manager of Resilient Infrastructure Recovery for Local Governments at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Christopher Lopez Maciel (second left, seated), join representatives from government agencies, emergency services, and community groups during Wednesday

1 week ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

St. Elizabeth Steps Up Disaster Readiness

St. Elizabeth is taking concrete steps to strengthen disaster preparedness as key stakeholders convened on Wednesday (June 3) at the Junction Guest House for a Recovery Readiness Assessment Framework Workshop. The workshop produced a roadmap and final report to guide future planning, resilience-building, and recovery efforts across the parish known as Jamaica’s ‘breadbasket’. The event was organised by the Ministry...