Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaica is organizing support for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which are now being battered by the erupting La Soufriere Volcano. “Our Government has been in contact with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and we are organizing logistical and other forms of support to our brothers...

His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams, has reported that the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) issued in excess of 6000 meals to members of the homeless population during the Easter holidays lockdown. Williams highlighted that the KSAMC's Poor Relief Department along with support from Councillors, corporate Jamaica, volunteers and various church groups, prepared and distributed...

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, says infrastructural improvements to the Brown’s Town market, in St. Ann, are at an advanced stage. The Mayor, who toured the market on March 31 with a team from the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, told JIS News that the refurbishing work is progressing well and he is “fully satisfied” with the pace...

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, will lead a team across major towns in St. Ann over the Easter holiday, to provide meals to the homeless during the extended curfew period. The holiday curfew will begin at 8:00 p.m., today (April 1) and continue throughout the entire day on Good Friday (April 2), ending on Saturday, April 3...

WPM Waste Management Limited (WPM WML) is advising that there is a fire at the Retirement Disposal Site in St. James. WPM Waste Management was alerted to a fire at the facility on March 30, 2021 around 2:00 a.m. The Jamaica Fire Brigade was subsequently notified, and units were dispatched to the site. Currently, there is smoke emanating from the...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority copped two awards at the fourth staging of the Ministry of Finance and Public Service/ Private Sector Organization of Jamaica's Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards, held virtually on Friday, March 26,2021. The Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards are issued in four (4) traditional categories: Board Composition, Function & Structure; Corporate Governance Policies, Procedures and...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 23) passed legislation that will introduce a specific enforceable system of sanctions against persons who breach the public health protocols. This includes fixed penalties ranging from $3,000 to $500,000. The Bill, entitled, The Disaster Risk Management (Amendment) Act, was passed with two amendments. Since March 10, 2020, the Government has employed the Disaster...