Several communities in rural St Andrew and eastern parishes remain marooned, following recent heavy rains across the island. Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, Mr. Audley Gordon, is encouraging residents in these communities to bury their garbage until the communities are accessible. “About 60% of our waste is organic in nature and residents can bury these by...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that drive-in cinemas will be monitored to ensure that they operate in adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols. “We are going to be engaging the operators… to ensure that the strict protocols surrounding how many persons can be in a motor vehicle will be worked out,” he said, while...

 

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the Government will provide the necessary assistance to the family of Romeo Leachman and his daughter Saneeka, who perished when the house in which they lived in Shooters Hill, St. Andrew collapsed, due to land slippage associated with the recent heavy rains. The Minister gave the commitment during...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting a reduction in the number of structural fires and fire-related deaths among children for the first nine months of the year in comparison to the same period in 2019. “Structural fires amounted to 1,097 during the period January to September 2020 compared to 1,197 for the previous period of 2019. This is a...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be using a virtual format to get the message of fire safety and prevention across to Jamaicans during Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2020. The week will be observed from October 25 to 31 under the theme ‘Being Fire Safe while Socially Distant’. Usually, at this time of the year, firefighters from across...

In wake of the recent reports of positive COVID-19 cases at the Golden Age Home in Kingston, the St. James Municipal Corporation has stepped up protocols at the St. James Infirmary which it manages. Since the first case of COVID-19 on the island in March, the Corporation has implemented several preventative measures at the Infirmary which are aimed at preventing...