Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says there are several benefits to be derived from composting. “There is no better soil nutrient than compost. [It] produces better yield and it's good clean nourishment that the plants get,” Mr. Gordon told JIS News at the recent Compost Expo, held at the entity’s head office in Kingston. Composting...

Attendees at the National Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy public consultation at the Old Police Station in May Pen, Clarendon on, May 15.

As Jamaicans prepare to participate in cleanup activities on Labour Day, May 23, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is urging them to get a copy of its Citizens’ Guide. The document is available for download via the entity’s website at www.nswma.gov.jm. In an interview with JIS News, Executive Director at the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, said the guide, titled...

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (third left), tours the Artwalk in Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. He was accompanied by (from left), Deputy Director, Kingston Creative, Janet Crick; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge and Executive Director and Co-Founder,...

A slate of events is being planned to celebrate the 300th (tercentennial) anniversary of Hanover’s incorporation as a parish. Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Co-Chair of the Planning Committee, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, made the announcement during the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on May 11. She brought a Notice of Motion to the Council with the intention to declare Sunday,...

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew and Chairman, Jamaica Legion Poppy Appeal, Hon. Ian Forbes (second left), and fellow stakeholders display a symbolic cheque, in the sum of $750,000, which was presented for the procurement of a water heater for the Curphey Home for ex-servicemen and women in Manchester. The funds were donated by the Office of the Custos Rotulorum through...

The St. Ann Police have issued a reminder that heavy-duty vehicles are not allowed to traverse the Fern Gully main road in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.  This comes in the wake of the 24-hour closure of the roadway on May 9, following an accident involving a paint truck which resulted in spillage along a section of the corridor.  Speaking during...