Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over two houses to persons in Trelawny on January 29, under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. Beverly Barnett of Penn Road in Stettin, and Vernice and Lloyd Dell of Martha Brae were presented with the keys to their houses, at separate ceremonies in each community. Units have been constructed...

On Tuesday January 28, 2020 at 2:10 pm, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in the Cuba region at a depth of 10km/6 miles 19.3 Degrees North and 78.8 Degrees West which impacted the entire Island. Based on all available data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre the Tsunami threat period has passed. Students from several schools in western Jamaica were...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Administration will focus on earthquake awareness and preparedness all year round to ensure the country is in a state of readiness. “With the frequency of earthquakes in the region and the proximity of the most recently recorded quakes to the island, this Administration acknowledges that the ever present...

Companies located in the PanJam Building in New Kingston participated in an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to sensitise the entities on what to do in the event of a tremor. The exercise, held on January 16, involved partnership with Jamaica Property Limited and PanJam Investments Limited. It tested evacuation protocols,...

Construction of a $140-million state-of-the art adult transitional centre in downtown Kingston for homeless persons is projected for completion by the end of 2020 or early 2021. The Ministry of local Government and Community Development is spearheading the project, which is expected to provide temporary shelter for just over 100 persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area. It...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has ratified the conferment of the Keys to the City of Kingston on Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh. The resolution was passed at today’s (January 14) meeting of the Corporation in downtown Kingston. Miss Singh was presented with the keys during a cultural tribute, held in her honour at Emancipation Park in...

Jamaica will be adding a Youth Forum as a special feature of the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be held from July 7 to 10. “We are introducing, for the first time, a youth forum of the disaster risk conference. We have placed that on the agenda to be one of...