Prospective homeowners are being encouraged to consider disaster resilience by complying with building codes and seeking advice from qualified professionals to ensure their homes are designed and constructed to withstand natural hazards. Past President of the Incorporated Master Builders Association of Jamaica and the Jamaica Institution of Engineers, Lenworth Kelly, highlighted to a JIS Think Tank on October 7 that...

Persons who lost important civil registration documents due to Hurricane Melissa, fires or other unforeseen incidents are being encouraged to utilise the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) document recovery service. Manager for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics at NIRA, Monique Morris, told JIS News that the service provides a means for individuals to recover vital records that may have...

Councillor for the Olympic Gardens Division in St. Andrew, Kelvin Hall (left), points out details of a blueprint to Chief Executive Officer of Onx Modular Homes, Dr. Andrew “Avi” Greenbaum, while Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Vicki Hanson, looks on. The occasion was a visit on Tuesday (October 6) to the site at St. Paul's Lane...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has tasked senior managers of agencies and departments under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with using the Ministry as a key driver of the coordination of nationally impactful growth and development projects. He was speaking during an OPM Senior Management Meeting at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the lease agreement for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) headquarters at the Digicel building in downtown Kingston will be reviewed. “We have decided to seek a review of the lease with the leasing company,” he said, noting that the staging of NaRRA will also be scaled back from two...

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is reminding parents that established procedures are in place for adding a father’s particulars to a child’s birth certificate, even if that information was not provided at the time of registration. Manager for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Monique Morris, explained that parents can have a child’s birth record updated after registration by...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has indicated that Jamaica’s construction sector is poised for significant growth as reconstruction efforts following Hurricane Melissa gather momentum. He further called on Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) to expand its supply capacity, invest in modern technologies, and reduce prices to support long-term national development. “In short order, you will be...