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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will dispatch the first batch of supplies and personnel to Haiti tonight (January 13) as Jamaica begins support for the earthquake relief process. Speaking with JIS News, Director General of the ODPEM, Ronald Jackson said that a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard vessel will be transporting the relief personnel and...

A literary and pictorial exhibition on earthquakes in Jamaica opened yesterday (Jan. 12) at the Hanover Parish Library in Lucea. Included are books and posters, which explain how an earthquake occurs, major quakes in Jamaica and their effects, emergency services, and the need to be prepared. The exhibition, which is open to the public, forms part of activities in the...

The Jamaica Defence Force will within the next 24 hours deploy a County Class Vessel with a Company Group of soldiers comprising one hundred and fifty (150) medical, engineering, infantry and logistics personnel as part of emergency rescue and relief efforts in Haiti. Personnel from the Jamaica Constabulary Force will also be included in this contingent. The contingent will take...

The Government of Jamaica has responded quickly to the earthquake disaster in Caribbean neighbour Haiti and is mobilising relief supplies to send to that country. Contributions from the private sector as well as supplies from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will also be sent to Haiti today (Jan.13). Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, in a...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, will outline details of the Government's debt management programme in an address to the nation tonight (Jan. 13). The nationwide broadcast will be aired on all radio and television stations at 9:00 pm. The highlight of the Prime Minister's address will be the Jamaica Debt Exchange, to be launched tomorrow (Jan. 14) at the...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) reported Tuesday night (January 12), that it had been advised by the Earthquake Unit that a felt earthquake of magnitude M7.0 (USGS report) and a focal depth of 10km was located in the Haiti region, near Port-Au-Prince at 4:53p.m.. The earthquake was felt in several areas of Jamaica including: Liguanea, Barbican,...

Cheryl Burrell and Dionne Rowe have been operating a small grocery shop in Arnett Gardens for more than a year. The two women admit that things have not been easy, but say that through the profits of their business they have been able to survive. "It is because of this little shop here that I am able to buy food,...

The Government has started briefing stakeholders and the media on a domestic debt exchange offer, which will make or break an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this year. Details of the Jamaica Debt Exchange are to be revealed by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding in his national broadcast on Wednesday night. It will be launched Thursday at...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, is to address the nation on Wednesday (January 13), on the details of the Letter of Intent which should form the basis for an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a release today, Jamaica House said that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet have signed off on the details of the programme...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says Government has signed off on the details of the programme to be signed with the International Monetary Fund in the letter of intent. Coming out of this past weekend's Cabinet retreat, the Prime Minister announced that he will be addressing the nation in a national broadcast on Wednesday (Jan 13). The Prime Minister...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has issued a public advice against molesting crocodiles, at any time. In a release on Friday (January 8), NEPA said that it has become aware that there are persons who are attempting to catch crocodiles, "as a means of gaining national prominence." "While these animals are generally docile, they can become aggressive, if...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says Jamaica has a powerful brand that has yet to be exploited. Our music and culture, he said, have gone far beyond our imagination and although we have developed in recent times in certain service areas, there is so much more that can be done. Mr. Golding was delivering the opening address of the...