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A seminar on the promotion of disaster risk management for journalists, will highlight activities for this year’s observance of Earthquake Awareness Week, which will be held from January 20 to 26. In an interview with JIS News, Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, said the seminar, set for January 25, will expose...

Beginning January, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be taking steps to remove illegal vendors from the streets of downtown Kingston, as part of measures to keep the city clean. In an interview with JIS News, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angella Brown-Burke, informed that the corporation would usually take action to remove the vendors close to the end...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be pushing for special consideration to be given to persons housed in infirmaries, when long-term plans are being developed to deal with natural disasters. Senior Director of Hazard Mitigation in the Ministry, Philbert Brown, pointed out that persons in infirmaries are particularly vulnerable during times of disaster and a system must...

Homeless persons were fed and entertained on Tuesday at the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Dinner, held at the St. James Parish Council Care Centre, in Montego Bay, St. James. They were provided with cooked meals and drinks, with the Junior Councillors and Council staff serving them. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, told the gathering that feting the homeless was...

Jamaica Bedding and Ojay Koolers will be donating 2,000 plastic drums to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), to assist in their cleaning-up efforts in the Spanish Town, Old Harbour and May Pen areas. The drums will be handed over to the NSWMA at a ceremony, to be held at 29 East Street,Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Thursday, December...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown-Burke, said the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be taking steps to ensure that the over 130 vendors, who will be selling in the newly renovated Redemption Arcade, will not be victims of extortionists. “We want to make sure that there is one legal system of payment and that anyone, who collects from...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Beeston Spring, Community Development Committee (CDC), on Friday (Dec. 14) signed a sponsor agreement of approximately $18 .77 million for the rehabilitation of some 2.6 kilometers of roadway, between Beeston Spring main road and Left Hall district in Eastern Westmoreland. Signatories included, Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland and Minister of State...

It is said that this is the season to be merry, and as such, at this time of the year the more fortunate is expected to be looking out for the least fortunate, even more than before.  Several individuals and organizations across the island have been “going the extra mile” to share and spread some love and joy with others...

About 3,000 residents in several communities in rural St. James now have access to  potable water. This is due to the upgrading of the Prospect Spring intake  in Lottery, at a cost of approximately $5 million. It was  funded through the Rural Water Upgrading Programme, under the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Communities to benefit from the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says Jamaica and the region have made strides in advancing disaster risk management and embracing comprehensive disaster management. Speaking at the closing of the 7th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on December 7, the Minister said...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says Small Island Developing States (SIDS) must create partnerships and pool resources, to effectively deal with disaster challenges and natural hazards. “We are predisposed to the effects of natural hazards, so we must collectively identify measures to effectively face these challenges, in an effort to build resilience and provide sustained...

The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), have collaborated to launch a manual for reporting on Local Government issues. The 88-page manual, ‘Reporting Local Government Issues - A Manual for Jamaican Journalists’,  was developed by noted Communication Specialist and Adjunct Lecturer at CARIMAC, Claude Robinson. It is intended for Jamaican journalists to...