As part of the Government’s coordinated effort to enhance the country’s resilience to deal with disasters, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is working to strengthen the...

The Government of Jamaica has received a US$1.8 million grant from Mexico to rehabilitate the access road leading to the Riverton City landfill in St. Andrew. Minister of Local Government...

A total of $7.47 billion was collected in property taxes for the period 2014/15 representing a compliance rate of 54 per cent. This figure is $1.64 billion more than the...

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, has emphasised that the country needs to create a safer environment for the children, while ensuring that they exhibit good values and attitudes. “A...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, will install Rev. the Hon. Jeffery McKenzie, JP, Pastor of the Phillippo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, as Custos Rotulorum for...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is receiving positive feedback from its six-month Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Pilot Project. Launched in March, the project is geared towards encouraging Jamaicans to...

National Hero and leader of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, was honoured on May 23, at a floral tribute and ceremony, held in the square named in...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is working to complete the construction of its new offices at a cost of approximately $50 million. The project is being undertaken on the grounds...