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...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has commended the Pantomime Company Limited for promoting solid waste management in its newest show, ‘Trash and Hype’, which opened at the Little Theatre on April 1.   The final shows are scheduled for Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 14 at 4:30 p.m.  Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon,...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to pay their property taxes to ensure effective and efficient delivery of solid-waste management services. The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), through funding from the Parochial Revenue Fund (property tax), provides the public cleansing services of sweeping and residential collection of solid waste. “The question of property tax [has become] more and more important. That...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be installing canopies in the Parade area of downtown Kingston to provide users of the space with shade from the sun and rain. Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says this will form part of the Corporation’s Labour Day project this year. “That’s a public space where our citizens come and...

Higher fines are to be introduced as part of deterrent measures to put an end to illegal dumping. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the existing fines are now under review. “The [current] fines are not a deterrent. We are almost there in terms of the review of the fines… . We not only want...

Citizens are being urged to have a fire extinguisher readily available in their motor vehicles and homes, in the event of a fire. Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that the practice is one which is encouraged as part of the entity’s fire-prevention campaign. “There are those that are specifically designed – smaller ones – that...

The St. Ann Infirmary is to receive special attention from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development as part of activities for Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. Speaking at the recent media launch at the Office of the Prime Minister, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that all Municipalities will be engaged on the day...