The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons using standby generators to ensure that the equipment is placed away from their homes.  JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that...

KINGSTON, July 6 (JIS): Persons undertaking clean-up activities after the passage of Hurricane Beryl are being urged to exercise caution. The call came from Acting Director General of the Office...

MONTEGO BAY, July 6 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expressing confidence in Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response systems following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. He said...

KINGSTON, July 6 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring residents of Southern Clarendon, who were hard hit by Hurricane Beryl, that the Government will provide assistance...

Lieutenant Kyle-Anthony Mundell (centre) of the Jamaica Defence Force, explains the roles and functions of combat engineers to a curious young patron at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation...

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Preparedness Committee is ramping up the parish’s readiness for the forecast above-average six-month 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1. The Committee,...

As Jamaica approaches the start of the 2024 hurricane season, Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, has underscored the importance of...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising schools and businesses to implement a warden system to assist with the coordination and safe evacuation of persons during...