NSWMA to Get 12 New Trucks
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is expected to acquire 12 garbage trucks in the new fiscal year. A sum of $300 million has been set aside in the...
By: , February 23, 2018
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Gov’t Earmarks $1.29 Billion as Contingency Funding for Natural Disasters
By: , February 21, 2018
The Government has earmarked $1.29 billion as contingency funding for natural disasters/infrastructure rehabilitation and the Public Investment Management System this year. The sum has been allocated in the 2018/19 Estimates...
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Risk Management Capacity of Portmore Municipal Council Being Strengthened
By: , February 27, 2018
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Work to Continue on Portmore Climate Change Park
By: , February 27, 2018
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Met Service to Develop Model for Bush Fire Prediction
By: , February 27, 2018
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Gov’t Allocates Funds to Strengthen Emergency Communication System
The Government is moving to strengthen the system of communication during times of disaster of other emergencies. A sum of $10 million has been allocated to the Emergency Communication System...
By: , February 23, 2018
Fleet of Jamaica Fire Brigade to Be Increased
The fleet of the Jamaica Fire Brigade is expected to be increased in the new fiscal year, following an allocation of $232 million. Details of the project are outlined in...
By: , February 22, 2018
Postal Service to be Upgraded
The Government is to spend $47 million to upgrade the nation’s postal service to an international postal system. The money, which has been set aside in the 2018/2019 Estimates of...
By: , February 17, 2018
NWC Launches World Water Day Essay and Photo Competitions
The National Water Commission (NWC) has launched essay and photo competitions aimed at engaging Jamaicans, particularly the youth, in the preservation of the country’s freshwater resources. The contests are part...
By: , February 16, 2018
Water Supply Systems to Be Improved
A total of $220 million will be spent by the Government on two programmes geared at expanding and improving the island’s water capacity infrastructure. The projects are the construction and...
By: , February 15, 2018
Shoreline from Breezy Castle to Harbour View to Be Restored
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be leading the restoration and protection of the shoreline from Breezy Castle (Kingston Harbour) to...
By: , February 15, 2018
Councillors Encouraged to Acquaint Themselves with Building Act
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, has called on colleagues in the Municipality to acquaint themselves with the Building Act of 2017. The law was passed in the House...
By: , February 13, 2018
