The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been implementing wide-ranging strategies aimed at ensuring Jamaica’s readiness for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Speaking at the Kingston Rotary...

Persons living in low-lying areas prone to flooding can be forcibly removed under law, once this threat has been identified, says Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management...

The Government is to construct a transfer station for solid waste in the community of Daniel Town, Trelawny, on Solid Waste Day, June 6. This was disclosed by Minister of...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says that “all critical checks and balances” have been put in place to ensure that the island is in a state-of-readiness...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said some $400 million will be spent during the 2018/2019 financial year to construct and upgrade markets across the island....

A water shop was opened in Marlie Hill, Manchester, on May 14, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “There is a need, and we are...

Three thousand young people are to participate in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Summer Employment Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provided details of the initiative during...

Twenty-eight houses will be built for indigent persons across the island this financial year at a cost of $52 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community...