Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says tyres dumped at the Riverton disposal site will be removed as part of measures to minimise future fires. “That will make it less likely for a fire of the magnitude we have had in the recent weeks,” he said. Minister Arscott was addressing the opening of a workshop today...

President of the Senate and Head of the Centre for Persons with Disabilities at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Senator Floyd Morris, will address the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) 19th Annual Public Lecture. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at MIND Kingston Campus, 235A Old Hope Road, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...

Operations at the Riverton City disposal site continued this morning with efforts being focused on covering the areas which are still exposed using top soil. Facilities closest to the Disposal Site, such as Waterford, the Portmore Toll Road and Sea View Gardens may experience some smoke nuisance as extinguishing and cooling down activities take place. Little disruption is expected for...

The Ministry of Health has started the review of literature as the basis for conducting research on the effects of the air pollutants associated with fires at Disposal Sites and will engage local and international partners in this priority area. The Air Quality Report which was commissioned by the Ministry has shown that during the period when the sample was...

Firefighting activities at the Riverton Disposal Site continued overnight and into today. Up to noon today more than 90% of the area, which was under fire, was totally extinguished and covered with top soil. An additional forty (40) trucks and three (3) front end loaders joined the effort. ALPART and WINDALCO have extended the loan of two (2) D10 “bulldozers”...

The daytime operations at the Riverton City Disposal Site today yielded much success. The Jamaica Fire Brigade was able to focus its attention on the last two remaining areas of concern. They have reported that based on the achievements of today there should be a significant reduction in the levels of smoke emission. The operations as usual will continue into...

Continuous monitoring and coordination of resources is being undertaken by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to ensure that progress is realized in attempts to extinguish remaining hotspots at the Riverton City disposal site. Director General of The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Major Clive Davis is reassuring the public that significant progress has been...