The Ministry of Health has started the review of literature as the basis for conducting research on the effects of the air pollutants associated with fires at Disposal Sites and...

Firefighting activities at the Riverton Disposal Site continued overnight and into today. Up to noon today more than 90% of the area, which was under fire, was totally extinguished and...

The daytime operations at the Riverton City Disposal Site today yielded much success. The Jamaica Fire Brigade was able to focus its attention on the last two remaining areas of...

Continuous monitoring and coordination of resources is being undertaken by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to ensure that progress is realized in attempts to extinguish remaining...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says it is expected that the fire at the Riverton City disposal site will be extinguished by Sunday. “There will...

Efforts are continuing at the Riverton City disposal site to extinguish remaining hotspots. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) continues to mobilize the necessary resources to ensure...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) through consultation with the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is reporting significant progress to date with fighting the fire at the Riverton...

New Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown, has pledged to increase the number of Justices of the Peace (JPs) serving the parish in order to effectively meet...