The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is seeking to promote civic pride across the country with the launch of its ‘Pass the Broom’ public education initiative, aimed at encouraging community involvement in keeping public spaces clean. Addressing the media launch of the initiative on March 27, at the NSWMA’s offices in Kingston, Executive Director of the Authority, Audley Gordon,...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons to refrain from charging electronic devices overnight, to prevent fire hazards. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that devices such as mobile phones, and tablet and laptop computers are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which can be damaged if overcharged. “[So] don’t ever charge your cell phone overnight… because you just don’t...

Concerned about the number of road fatalities in St. Thomas since the start of the year, Divisional Commander for the parish, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Michael Campbell, is calling on motorists to use the newly constructed roads with care. Speaking recently at the monthly sitting of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, the DSP said that since the start of...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians not to leave children unsupervised at home. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, made the plea during an interview with JIS News, where he disclosed that four of the 27 fire-related deaths in 2024 were children aged one to eight years. “I do not encourage us leaving a child at home....

Over $1.5 billion in direct assistance has been disbursed to families across the island who were affected by Hurricane Beryl last year. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., gave the update at the presentation of cheques under Rebuild Jamaica to over 100 hurricane victims in St. Elizabeth at Newell in the parish on Wednesday (March 19)....

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (left), places plastic waste in the ‘Plastic Containers Only’ bin, during the launch of the MPM Waste Management Limited’s Plastic Separation Initiative and Clean-Up at the New Causeway Fishing Village in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (March 18). Looking on from (second left) are President, New Causeway Fishing Village, Glassford...

The nation’s students are being urged to become “superheroes for recycling” within their school, community and across the country. Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, made the call while addressing a Global Recycling Day event at Aabuthnott Gallimore High School in Alexandria, St. Ann, on Tuesday (March 18). Under the theme ‘Recycling Superheroes’ the...