The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is embarking on a series of workshops in St. Thomas, aimed at developing an effective coastal management action plan for the...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, says efforts to contain the smoke nuisance at the Riverton City Landfill in St. Andrew, are...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has provided $1.5 million to assist with the trucking of water to sections of Eastern Westmoreland that have been experiencing severe shortages...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) staged a successful earthquake and tsunami evacuation exercise today (February 8) in the fishing community of Old Harbour Bay in St....

Minister of Water, Environment, Land and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said there is an urgent need to increase the coverage of wastewater treatment in the Caribbean. He said current...

Jamaica, over the years, has experienced a number of natural disasters, which have resulted in significant social dislocation and economic loss. The Government is making strides in reducing the island’s...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, on January 31, toured the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), in Kingston, to familiarise himself with the work...

A second community, Melbrook Heights in St. Andrew, has been identified by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to benefit from low-cost landslide mitigation strategies and training...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has emphasised the need for the capacity of  the  natural and built environment to be significantly enhanced, to...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is warning that the practice of erecting retaining walls as a solution to landslides, may not be the best option. Project...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, says the agency is seeking private sector partnerships to undertake entrepreneurial activities in communities where the PIOJ's Community Renewal Programme...