The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be temporarily rerouting 22 trucks to western Jamaica on Sunday (March 22) to address garbage backlog in the region. The assistance will come from NEPM Waste Management Limited and Operation Strategically Working to Enforce and Enhance Public Cleansing (SWEEP). “They're going to send trucks to us with their drivers and sanitation crew,...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is encouraging Jamaicans to consider repurposing and reusing discarded items, including electronic waste, to create economic opportunities. “We have to get the thinking right and stop using the word waste and start talking about repurpose, reuse, recycling,” Mr. Gordon told JIS News at a recent Think Tank. He...

The upcoming Caribbean Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Summit is being positioned as a pivotal platform for regional collaboration and resilience-building in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on March 16, Kevon McIntosh, Partner at the virtual event’s organiser, Signature Creed and Associates, emphasised that the summit’s significance lies in fostering a stronger...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has strengthened its enforcement operations to address illegal dumping across the parish of St. James. In an interview with JIS News, Community Relations Manager at the NSWMA, Sharnon Williams, reported that illegal dumping remains a recurring challenge across the parish, despite daily clean-up efforts. “Illegal dumping is a serious challenge. It continues to...

The e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) is set to enhance connectivity and resilience in the education system, with 150 schools in hurricane-affected parishes to receive satellite broadband internet by the end of March. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Lee, said the initiative forms part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to ensure that teaching and learning can continue uninterrupted, even during...

The Government has established a Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC) to be chaired by Professor Peter Blair Henry. JAMRROC will provide oversight for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), an entity that has been mandated to coordinate post-disaster reconstruction and long-term resilience-building. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his contribution to...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has taken a major step towards modernising the country’s emergency response system, with the graduation of its first cohort of 24 Emergency Telecommunicators. As the first point of contact during fire, rescue and medical emergencies, emergency telecommunicators play a critical role in coordinating response efforts. Assistant Commissioner, JFB, Andrew Russell, told JIS News that “the...