Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Service, Julian Davis-Buckle, is encouraging members of the public to use the emergency numbers of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) in the event of...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), now in its third year, has contributed to the recent decline in the country’s...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) has been expanded to engage approximately 4,000 persons this year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, made the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that Jamaica’s hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20)...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in conversation with Action Programme Alignment and Capacity Building Officer, Science, Technology and Implementation (STI), at the United Nations Convention...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has received equipment from the United States Embassy in Kingston to strengthen its capacity. Valued at over $30 million, the first responder equipment includes 42...

The Government is putting strategies in place to better plan for and finance damage and losses resulting from natural disasters. Among the measures is implementation of the public financial management...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation has taken a decision to limit the number of entertainment events on the grounds of the Hope Botanical Gardens, in a bid to...