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The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), yesterday (Jan. 19) presented some of its sanitation team members with gift baskets, movie tickets and certificates, as part of its ongoing 'Get the Cash Competition'. The competition rewards sanitation workers for exemplary work and helps to boost morale and raise the quality of service delivery among the crews who keep the nation's...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick, is projecting that the bauxite sector should return to profitability within three years. He noted that with the current downturn in demand on the world market for metals and in particular aluminium, Jamaica's bauxite sector was now in a "survival mode." He noted however that the decline should...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has said that the Government was working on a new deal for the people of Jamaica that would bring communities out of poverty. He was speaking at the opening of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Third Forum on Violence Prevention and Citizen Security, at the Jamaica Conference Centre on January 19. The Prime Minister noted,...

RBTT Bank donated $100,000 towards the fund established to help the children left behind from the Portland motor vehicle tragedy of December 19. This brings the amount of money donated by individuals, companies and the Government of Jamaica to $2.6M. Assistant General Manager, Marketing and Customer Care at RBTT, Judith Forth Blake said that "As a socially responsible corporate entity,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says yesterday's signing of a US$329Million loan with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), marks the start of many great developments to come as both the Government and the bank are in discussions on a number of major projects. He said the bank is talking to Government about several measures they will support, one of which includes...

Officer in Charge of Fire Prevention and Safety for Clarendon, District Officer Ronald Walker, is urging Jamaicans to remember that earthquakes are generally followed, or accompanied by fires, and that precautions must be taken to prevent the occurrence, or spread of these. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Walker informed that the environmental instability created when an earthquake...

The St. Ann Parish Disaster Committee of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) have collaborated to stage a series of public meetings throughout the parish, aimed at heightening citizens' awareness of the importance of disaster preparedness. The first meeting, which also formed part of activities to mark Earthquake Awareness Week, from...

Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordell Green, is commending electronic media houses that are taking disciplinary action against employees who breach broadcast regulations, but insists that much more needs to be done. "We have seen in some instances, more positive developments on the part of [broadcast] management indicating that these matters are being taken more seriously, resulting in the...

Pastor of Hope United Church in Kingston, Rev. Dr. Roderick Hewitt, has called on Jamaicans to work together to effectively address the challenges, which the country currently faces. Addressing the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB), at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Thursday (Jan 15), under theme: 'No Transformation Without Reconciliation', Rev. Hewitt noted that Jamaica has been beset...

The quiet of the Primary and Infant School in Trelawny was on Wednesday (Jan.14) broken by the blast of sirens from emergency vehicles attached to the Trelawny Fire Station, the Falmouth Hospital, and the Police Department. As the vehicles descended on the school compound, the startled children were quickly but orderly ushered from their classrooms into the school yard. They...

The Cacoon Castle All-age School in Western Hanover was yesterday (Jan. 14) the site of an earthquake evacuation drill, organised by the Hanover Parish Council to mark Earthquake Awareness Day in Schools. The 170 students and eight teachers at the institution participated in the drill, which was designed to test their readiness for earthquakes. The Hanover division of the Jamaica...

Several critical agencies were placed under the umbrella of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with the formation of the new Government in September last year. These include the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ); the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN); the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA); the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF); the National Solid Waste Management Authority...