The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, today (March 13) passed a Resolution in support of the twinning of the City of Kingston with the City of Miramar, Florida, in the United States. According to the Resolution, both cities share deep cultural, creative and historic ties and have agreed to pursue and solidify this relationship through various initiatives such as...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says ongoing works to widen major roadways in the Corporate Area will lead to significant traffic management. According to Manager, Communications and Customer Service at the agency, Stephen Shaw, several of the roads will be signalised and monitored from the NWA’s offices for “real-time” adjustment when necessary. “All of these areas that we are going...

A flood control master plan for the town of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, is to be developed in the upcoming fiscal year. A sum of $47.5 million has been allocated in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure to facilitate this and other activities under the ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Reduction Technology and Strategies to Improve Community Resilience” project. The money will also...

The Government has budgeted $27.9 million to strengthen the climate and disaster risk management capacity of the Portmore Municipal Council. Details of the project are outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used for the development of a disaster risk profile (acquisition of data and community vulnerability analysis) of the...

Work is slated to continue on the Portmore-Hagen Climate Change Park, following an allocation of $10 million. Details of the project are outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to raise public awareness about issues surrounding climate change among residents in Portmore, St Catherine, and its environs. The park will comprise...

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica will be developing a multi-criteria model for bush fire prediction in the upcoming fiscal year as it seeks to better manage this natural hazard. A sum of $15 million has been provided in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out this and other initiatives under a project to develop a comprehensive bush fire warning...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is expected to acquire 12 garbage trucks in the new fiscal year. A sum of $300 million has been set aside in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure for the undertaking. The Estimates were recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. The new...