The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in collaboration with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica is maintaining a state of vigilance, while reviewing the country’s readiness as Hurricane Danny strengthens and moves closer to the Caribbean. Information from the National Hurricane Center at 2:00 pm had the center of Hurricane Danny located near latitude 14.3N 48.6W or about...

Children and adults alike now have another outdoor space for recreation and relaxation as a result of the donation of the Harmonious Enjoyment Chinese Garden to the Government of Jamaica on Wednesday, August 19 at the Hope Botanical Gardens. Marking 43 years of diplomatic ties between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China and in honour of Jamaica’s independence, Prime...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is commending Jamaica’s sportsmen and sportswomen for their dedication and outstanding representation of the nation and its people. In a statement on Wednesday (August 19), Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the country’s athletes across various sporting disciplines continue to give of their best. She said they embody the hopes and aspirations of the nation and...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) as the secretariat for the National Disaster Risk Management Volunteers’ Programme (NDRMVP) is to design a database application that will serve as the archive for volunteer data at all levels. The NDRMVP is Jamaica’s disaster/emergency management volunteers programme, which seeks to bring under one (1) umbrella, volunteers from various institutions across...

Students, who will be attending high school in September, are being encouraged  by the Prime Minister, to put aside negative thoughts and actions. The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that adopting a positive outlook and attitude is one of the most important keys to achieving success. “Never, ever keep the word ‘can’t’ in your thinking. It is an evil...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Wednesday, August 12, handed over land titles to 63 persons from the Tower Hill, Seaview Gardens and Seaward Pen communities of Kingston at the launch of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing’s National Land Titling Programme and Certificates of Title Handing-over Ceremony at the Christ the Redeemer Church, Seaview Gardens...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has praised members of visiting humanitarian group, Joseph Assignment Global Initiative, on efforts to enhance the lives of residents in several inner city and rural communities. Joseph Assignment, which is a worldwide organisation based in the United States,  has been providing interventions in health, education, and skills training in communities in Kingston,...