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Parish Disaster Coordinator, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), St. Mary, Yolande Jankie, is reporting that there have been a number of land slippages in the parish as a result of the persistent heavy rainfall. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Ms. Jankie said that slippages have occurred in the Junction and Richmond areas, which are being...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has received the following reports: Roads and Infrastructure: Kingston and St. Andrew August Town, Bedward Garden and Goldsmith Villas, homes have been flooded August Town Bridge has collapsed Red Hills- Sterling Castle homes have been flooded and it is reported two persons are trapped within their home Harbour View- Bridge has...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding is imploring Jamaicans to remain indoors as much as possible, as the country is being lashed by torrential rains, resulting from Tropical Storm Nicole. Mr. Golding met with members of several agencies on (September 29), including the National Works Agency (NWA), the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, the Jamaica Defence Force, the Ministry of Health and...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, says the economy must be transformed into a private sector-led one, if Vision 2030 or Jamaica's Fiscal Consolidation Programme is to be achieved. He challenged local business owners attending the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Chairman's Club Breakfast, on (September 28), at the Pegasus Hotel, saying the...

The offices of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) on Constant Spring Road, in Kingston and Overton Plaza in Montego Bay will be closed as of 11:00 a.m. today (September 29). Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Jennifer McDonald told JIS News in an interview that the closure has resulted from the severe weather conditions affecting the island. Miss...

Although Jamaica continues to experience bad weather associated with the tropical depression, operations at the nation's air and sea ports remain in full swing. Vice President of Commercial and Marketing Operations , Airports Authority of Jamaica, Mark Williams told JIS News that, except for a few cancellations and delays, operations have been fairly smooth. "The Airport is fully operational. Notwithstanding...

At least 40 persons housed in shelters in St. Catherine, as a result of rains associated with Tropical Depression #16, are making attempts to return to their homes. Parish Disaster Coordinator for St. Catherine, Patricia Lewis, told JIS News that the residents, including children, have been moving between their homes and the shelters, since the rains drove them from their...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding continued his call for reform of international financial organizations and systems saying that consultations had to be a part of decision-making. Mr. Golding also said that the Doha Round of negotiations needed to be concluded. Making his contribution to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday (September 27), Mr. Golding urged that every effort be made...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged the United Nations to address illegal transnational trade in firearms with urgency as it hampered the efforts of nations like Jamaica to reduce crime and violence. Making his contribution to the United Nations General Assembly this morning (September 27), Mr Golding noted that although Jamaica had adopted a multi-faceted approach to tackle crime and...

An award will be presented to a non-governmental organization (NGO) that has made sterling contributions to youth development, at the annual Prime Minister's Youth Awards 2010, scheduled for Sunday, November 28. The deadline for the submission of applications for the "Organization Service Award," is October 1. Nomination forms can be collected at the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), 16A...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding on (Sept 27) told the United Nations General Assembly that developing countries must help themselves towards sustainable development. "We must recognize that there is a lot that we can and must do for ourselves. Each of us must adopt and pursue with fixity of purpose the appropriate economic and social policies and good governance practices. We...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed his support for a call by the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches for a national day of repentance, renewal and healing on Sunday, September 26. The Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding In a message to endorse the day, Mr. Golding said much of what is wrong in the society is of our own...