The Government is moving to streamline responsibility for flood-water control in Jamaica. This disclosure was made by Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, while addressing the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Conference (Regional Association IV) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 7. “As we speak, the Government is proceeding to separate responsibilities under the...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) project to transform downtown into a cultural district will be expanded during Reggae Month in February. The initiative, which involves infrastructure and beautification works, aims to highlight the country’s iconic musical heritage while creating a space for recreation. It includes the renovation of roadways, sidewalk improvement and drainage works and the mounting...

NEPM Waste Management Limited, the regional arm of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is reporting zero backlog in garbage collection. This follows the handover of 10 compactor trucks to the region in November 2022. In an interview with JIS News, NEPM’s Regional Operations Manager, Tracy Fakhourie, said the region, which comprises St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, has...

The Ocho Rios Fire Station in St. Ann is to be renamed in honour of late firefighter, Lorenzo Garnet Douse, who was based at that location. The station’s name will be formally changed to the Ocho Rios Fire Lorenzo Garnet Douse Memorial Building. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during the funeral service...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over two houses to persons in St. Mary, under the Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme. Sixty-four-year-old Shirley Nugent of Hamilton Mountain in Oracabessa received the keys to a studio unit valued at $4.5 million, and 83- year- old George Simms of Heywood Hall, Port Maria, received the keys to a...

Renovation of the Black River Fire Station in St. Elizabeth, being done at a cost of $60 million, is more than 90 per cent complete. This was disclosed by new Acting Superintendent of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) St. Elizabeth Division, Emrick Needham. Addressing the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Black River on January 12, Superintendent Needham indicated...

The Government is embarking on a strategy to transform municipal waste management, where disposal dumps, such as Riverton, St. Andrew and Retirement, St. James, will be permanently closed, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at an education fundraiser at the Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay, on January 14, Mr. Holness said what currently exists as it relates...