The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) wishes to inform the public that the fire at the Riverton Disposal Facility has been extinguished. However, there remains a level of smoke nuisance in the surrounding areas. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon says cooling down operations are still underway. "This is usually the case with smoke, it takes a while...

The Government has allocated $150 million to facilitate the trucking of water and procurement and distribution of a limited amount of polyethylene tanks to communities that are experiencing water challenges due to the current dry conditions. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 9). He said that most of...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, says a bipartisan approach to decision-making will be taken to arrive at a consensus that will best serve the citizens of Kingston and St. Andrew. “The approach will involve us consulting with the Opposition,” he said. Mayor Swaby was addressing the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation held at 24...

A $34-million road-patching programme is slated to get under way in sections of Kingston and St. Andrew. Making the announcement at today’s (April 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street in downtown Kingston, Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, said work will be done on at least one road in each of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants attending the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) thanksgiving service at Greater Grace Temple in Kingston on Sunday (April 7). The service was held under the theme ‘Working Together – A United KSAMC Serving our Residents and other Stakeholders in Partnership for Bipartisan Development’.

The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) recently erected 18 warning signs along the Treasure Beach coastline in St. Elizabeth, in a bid to enhance safety and promote sustainable tourism practices in the area. These 11 ‘Caution’ and seven ‘No Swimming’ signs span the Great Bay to Fort Charles area, warning beachgoers of potential dangers and encouraging safer usage of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds, during a courtesy call at the Ministry's Hagley Park Road offices in St. Andrew on April 5.