Beginning this week, several of the nation’s major gullies and drains will be cleaned, as the Government heightens activities to eradicate possible mosquito breeding sites. The clean-up activities, which will cost $200 million, are being carried out by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) Secretariat. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon. Horace...

The Portmore Municipal Council has scheduled February 5 as a clean-up day, to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. “Meetings were held with tyre shop operators and other vendors in Portmore and on that day, the Municipal Council, in partnership with  the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), will remove all old tyres and other large objects that can become mosquito breeding...

United Nations (UN) organization, White Helmets Commission (WHC), from Argentina, has partnered with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), to improve the country’s volunteer programme that responds to disaster emergencies. Jamaica’s National Disaster Risk Management Volunteers’ Programme (NDRMVP) brings together volunteers from various institutions across the island to render service in the pre and post impact phases...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says he will be seeking Cabinet approval shortly for the tabling of the revised Building Act in Parliament. He was speaking at the launch of Earthquake Awareness Month 2016 at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) offices on January 5. The revised Bill will facilitate the adoption...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says immediate steps will be taken to secure the Retirement Landfill in St. James from any further illegal activity, following two fires at the municipal waste disposal site over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Minister Arscott made the comment following a tour of the facility on Saturday, (January 2)....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is calling on property owners to be diligent in paying their taxes, while commending those who have been meeting their obligations. He was speaking at a National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) press conference last week Thursday (December 17) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices. During the press conference,...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of procuring 17 new compactor trucks at a cost of approximately J$248 million (€1.9 million), which will be commissioned into service by May 2016. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, at a press conference at the Ministry on Thursday, December 17. He said...