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Disaster Mitigation Programme Coming for Southern Parishes
The National Works Agency (NWA) is now finalizing a plan to execute critical flood mitigation works in the southern parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth. The planned works are to be done as part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane...
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NWC to lift water supply restriction for customers served by Constant Spring system
With storage levels improving at the Hermitage Dam, customers served by the National Water Commission’s Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant will now be able to enjoy 24-hour water supply, starting Saturday, June 8. As at June 7, 2024, storage levels at the Hermitage Dam in St Andrew stood at 90.3% or 355.4 million gallons. This rise in inflows from an...
Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Heroes Circle Office
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is advising members of the public that its office at 14 National Heroes Circle will remain closed until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to facilitate a national ceremony. All our other offices will remain open during this period. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience caused and thanks our valued clients and...
Traffic Restrictions to be Imposed as Part of Pending Rehabilitation of Patrick Drive in St. Andrew
Effective Saturday, May 18, 2024, rehabilitative works will commence along a section of Patrick Drive in St. Andrew. The project, which will target the section of roadway between Washington Boulevard and Conway Drive, will have some traffic restrictions. The project will be in effect for eight weeks. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen...
Jamaica Further Engages Emirates Airline to Tap into Their Network in the Caribbean from the Middle East
Following fruitful discussions with Senior Executives of Emirates Airline, Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says plans are underway to leverage the airline’s routes and networks into the Caribbean and Latin America. Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, is one of the world’s largest airlines that connects its customers to a network of over 150 destinations. Based on the airline’s current...
Defence Board Promotes Chief of Defence Staff and Other Senior Officers
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, has been promoted to Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General) and three Colonels have been promoted to Brigadier, effective May 10 2024, following approval from the Defence Board. Rear Admiral Wemyss Gorman was appointed CDS on January 21 2022. Her career spans 32 years at various command levels. As CDS, she has...