Three thousand young people are to participate in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Summer Employment Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provided details of the initiative during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16. In 2017/18, more than 2,300 young people from the 228 divisions were employed to undertake...

Press Release -  Effective today, May 9, 2018, the National Works Agency (NWA) will prohibit right turns, from Marcus Garvey Drive, at the Three Miles intersection. The change is to facilitate road rehabilitation works that are now underway, at Three Miles in Kingston, as part of the Hagley Park Road Improvement project. This change will be maintained throughout the construction...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that roadways in St. Andrew, that were yesterday rendered impassable following rains on the weekend, are now opened to at least single lane vehicular traffic. Teams from the NWA had been kept busy in the parish since Sunday night, however four corridors remained blocked up to this morning. These were the roads through...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has closed a section of the John Golding Road in St. Andrew to vehicular traffic following the collapse of a pipe culvert. The NWA is moving to secure the break-a-way, which spans both lanes in the vicinity of the Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant School. Senior Communications and Customer Services Officer at the NWA,...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has reported that seven persons are in two shelters that have been opened in Little London and Mylersfield in Westmoreland, to accommodate persons impacted by the heavy rains. Heavy rainfall, which began on Sunday evening (May 6), has resulted in flooding and landslides on a number of roadways in St. Andrew...

Press Release - The Meteorological Service has extended: • The Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes. • Effective until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. • The persistent Trough across Jamaica and the western Caribbean is still producing unstable weather conditions across the island. Satellite imagery and recorded rainfall data indicate that light to moderate, and at times...

PRESS RELEASE - Several roads across the island continue to be impacted by the inclement weather. Teams from the National Works Agency (NWA) have been responding to rain related issues, in the parishes of St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Elizabeth, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that some progress was made...