Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel stationed at two police posts in St. James will be working in an enhanced environment after improvement works are carried out at their localities on Labour Day (Monday, May 25). At Tuesday’s (May 5) meeting of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, Co-Chairman and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, announced on that the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, said a resolution will be brought to the House shortly, to amend the monetary penalties associated with littering in public places. “For too long, our citizens have been careless in the way they dispose of their waste. We have all seen Jamaicans from every walk of life throwing garbage from...

The Government is moving to strengthen the regulatory powers of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). This is through passage of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (Disposal of Solid Waste) Regulations, 2015 and the National Solid Waste Management (Public Cleansing) Regulations, 2015. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, during his...

A reward of $300,000 is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in starting the fire at the Riverton City disposal site in March. Making his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 22, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, said the reward...

Three major markets are to be upgraded and refurbished this year under the Markets Rehabilitation Programme. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, said the markets slated for work are Ocho Rios, St. Ann; Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth; and Port Maria, St. Mary. Minister Arscott was making his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate on April 22,...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be undertaking a special hurricane preparedness public education campaign this year. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, said the campaign, to begin before the start of the 2015 hurricane season, “will sensitise citizens on critical matters pertaining to their preparedness and response.” Minister Arscott was making...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is urging persons in and around Riverton City to exercise the necessary precautions to safeguard health and safety as efforts continue to extinguish a blaze. Earlier today, the Jamaica Fire Brigade deployed six fire engines in response to a fire at Westbrook Avenue in Riverton City. The fire emerged from a stack...