Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has called on all citizens to join in the fight against the spread of the Zika virus, by ridding their...

The Hanover Parish Council is undertaking drain-cleaning and maintenance works in the town of Lucea. Chairman of the Council, Mayor Wynter McIntosh, told JIS News that a six-man crew has...

Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Mayor Wynter McIntosh, says all is in place for the national clean-up exercise in the parish on Saturday (September 10). “We have already started...

The national clean-up campaign, aimed at ridding communities of mosquito breeding sites, moves to Hanover this weekend. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will lead a multi-agency...

National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Chairman, Dennis Chung, anticipates further improvements in the agency’s service delivery over the next seven months. This is based, he says, on changes which,...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, says that Jamaicans have made strides in terms of their responsiveness to the threat of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that adequate funds are available for parish councils to undertake drain cleaning during the 2016 hurricane season. “No parish...

The Government is moving to implement aspects of the Disaster Risk Management Act that seek to prosecute persons who refuse to heed evacuation warnings during periods of emergency. Speaking during...