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...

As of March 24, burials will be allowed Monday to Friday during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The measure will continue until April 13. The ban on funerals will be maintained. The time for burial must not exceed 30 minutes. Only 10 mourners will be allowed with an additional five members of the officiating party – members...

Citizens are being encouraged to utilise the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) mobile application to report instances of littering, illegal dumping and uncollected garbage and access waste management information at their fingertips. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, NSWMA Community Relations Manager, Kimberley Blair, said that “users can download this app by visiting the iOS or Android...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging Jamaicans to properly dispose of the increased waste being generated at home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Waste management is one of the areas of focus by the agency for World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2021, which is being observed on Monday (March 15), under the theme: ‘The COVID Conscious Consumer: Food...