The National Works Agency (NWA) is assuring the public that drainage structures along the corridor of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project have been significantly improved. Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, said the roads are in a “much better state” than they were last year and should be more resilient to varying weather conditions. He was speaking during...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) are being commended for their Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative, geared towards reducing plastic pollution in resort areas. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (May 31), Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, described the initiative as “excellent”. “We see it as a...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has named Ardenne High School’s Lianna Jones and Curtis Clennon of Cornwall College as its 2022 Youth Ambassadors. During a year of engagements with the agency, the appointees will be tasked with implementing outreach projects to increase awareness of disaster risk management among youth as well as the wider society, through...

Sweepers and sanitation workers at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) are being hailed for their dedicated service in keeping Jamaica clean. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (May 31), the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon, noted that the workers, who also include the line men and drivers, are “servants of a bigger cause” in “making Jamaica’s...

Jamaican youth are being encouraged to take up active participation in the country’s disaster risk management and preparedness efforts. Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says the role of youth in sustaining the agency’s mandate is “pivotal”. Mr. Thompson was speaking at a sashing ceremony for the 2022 ODPEM Youth Ambassadors, on...

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) will be renovating the Falmouth Transport Centre to make the space more comfortable and user-friendly for transport operators, commuters, and others. Chairman of the Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, told JIS News that close to $9 million will be spent on the improvement works. He informed that funding for the project...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on all Jamaicans to join and ‘mek wi clean up di place’, on National Solid Waste Day, June 6. “We want our customers and clients to know that we are committed to a culture of service, and we are working very hard to improve our operations, but with the best of...

A sum of $298 million will be spent this year to transform urban spaces under the Paint the City Initiative. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that under the Initiative, significant work is being done to improve the look and feel...

Several sites of historical importance in Municipalities islandwide will be refurbished as legacy projects for Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives recently. He said the Government will also implement a special project to clean the landscape as part...