Sweepers and sanitation workers at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) are being hailed for their dedicated service in keeping Jamaica clean. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (May 31), the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon, noted that the workers, who also include the line men and drivers, are “servants of a bigger cause” in “making Jamaica’s...

Jamaican youth are being encouraged to take up active participation in the country’s disaster risk management and preparedness efforts. Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says the role of youth in sustaining the agency’s mandate is “pivotal”. Mr. Thompson was speaking at a sashing ceremony for the 2022 ODPEM Youth Ambassadors, on...

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) will be renovating the Falmouth Transport Centre to make the space more comfortable and user-friendly for transport operators, commuters, and others. Chairman of the Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, told JIS News that close to $9 million will be spent on the improvement works. He informed that funding for the project...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on all Jamaicans to join and ‘mek wi clean up di place’, on National Solid Waste Day, June 6. “We want our customers and clients to know that we are committed to a culture of service, and we are working very hard to improve our operations, but with the best of...

A sum of $298 million will be spent this year to transform urban spaces under the Paint the City Initiative. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that under the Initiative, significant work is being done to improve the look and feel...

Several sites of historical importance in Municipalities islandwide will be refurbished as legacy projects for Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives recently. He said the Government will also implement a special project to clean the landscape as part...

Ground will shortly be broken to construct 35 housing units in Denham Town, Kingston.   The new development, dubbed ‘Victoria Villa”, will be sited adjacent to St. Alban’s Primary School.  This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who informed that ground will be also broken “in short order” for a similar development in another Kingston Western community,...