Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says residents of the city must be more mindful of their waste disposal habits as stakeholders redouble their efforts to curb rodent infestation. At a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the St. James Municipal Corporation on July 25, Mr. Davis outlined that the rodent control programme is ongoing in the city,...

The St. James Municipal Corporation has increased its drive to sensitise the public about the new building fees that took effect on June 1, 2019. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Corporation on July 25, Acting Director of Planning, Michael Whittaker, said the sensitisation is being done through the public relations department, as the public must be made...

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says that despite the ongoing dry spell, the nation’s water sources are not critically low. “The dry spell has been having some impact on our rivers and streams (surface water sources), and even though we are noting a decrease in rainfall, we are not at a crisis,” Mr. Clarke told...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says the St. James Municipal Corporation is exploring plans for the construction of multistorey structures to meet parking needs in Montego Bay. “So, we are seeking to enter into dialogue with the Jamaica Railway Corporation because they are the largest landowner in this city of Montego Bay, where we think that parking can...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has expanded its activities under this year’s staging of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) to include two new features. These will support the ban on single-use plastics and bolster safeguards for the society’s most vulnerable citizens. Some 600 youth from across the Corporate Area who are participating in the six-week activity,...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to provide training for shelter managers in first aid and shelter management practices. “We will be pulling together all shelter managers that we have, to brief them on what is expected of the [hurricane] season. We are also looking to do first-aid training with about 30 of them, and we will...

The Government is partnering with the Caribbean Cement Company to remove between 1.5 and two million tyres from the Riverton City landfill. This will be initially facilitated under a pilot project expected to last 40 days and, thereafter, fully rolled out over time. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed at Jamaica House on Monday (July 22) to undertake the...