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Update: Riverton City Fire

By: Cheryl Nichols, ODPEM, March 18, 2015

As extinguishing and cooling down operations continue at the Riverton City Disposal Site, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding persons that there could be periodic...

Sections of the Riverton Disposal Site being covered with soil transported from a nearby Quarry, on Monday (March 16).

ODPEM Reports Continued Progress in Fighting Riverton Fire

By: Oroyo Eubanks, March 17, 2015

Riverton Fire update- Smoke coverage in Portmore

By: Cheryl Nichols, ODPEM, March 17, 2015

Education 11 years ago Ascot Students Sent Home
By: Shelly-Ann Irving , March 17, 2015
Local Government 11 years ago Commissioner says Fire Will be Extinguished by Weekend
By: Latonya Linton, March 16, 2015
Education 11 years ago GSAT Exam Rescheduled for March 26 and 27
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A Section of the Duhaney River where water is pumped to fight the fire at the Riverton Disposal Site

11 years ago Local GovernmentRiverton Landfill

More Areas to be Covered Today at Riverton Disposal Site

Another 30 to 35 acres of the Riverton Disposal Site are expected to be covered today (March 16), as the authorities continue to make efforts to contain the fire. During...

By: Oroyo Eubanks, March 16, 2015

11 years ago EducationOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Schools Closed Due to the Smog from the Landfill

The Ministry of Education is advising schools that were closed last Friday as a result of the smog emanating from the Riverton City disposal site to remain closed on Monday,...

By: Ministry of Education Communication Unit, March 16, 2015

11 years ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

ODPEM Issues Warning for Portmore Residents

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that as the wind direction changes towards the South, persons in or around the general Portmore region may experience...

By: ODPEM, March 16, 2015

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Smoke Conditions Improve at Riverton Landfill

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that there has been gradual improvement in smoke conditions at the Riverton City Landfill, as the Jamaica Fire Brigade...

By: ODPEM, March 16, 2015

11 years ago National SecurityRiverton Landfill

Special Traffic Arrangements Slated For Roadways Near Riverton City

The Police have advised that, effective Monday (March 16), special traffic arrangements will be instituted, in the vicinity of the Riverton City Disposal Site, in St. Andrew, to assist motorists...

By: Garfield Angus, March 16, 2015

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), addressing a special stakeholder agencies meeting at Jamaica House on Sunday (March 15), during which she was updated on containment operations at the Riverton City Disposal Site in St. Andrew, which has been on fire since Wednesday, March 11. Also attending the meeting, from left, were: State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan; Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

11 years ago Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Prime Minister Commends Agencies Containing Riverton Fire

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has commended the efforts of stakeholder agencies involved in the fire containment operations at the Riverton City Disposal Site in St. Andrew....

By: Garfield Angus, March 16, 2015

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse, providing an update on the status of persons affected by smoke from the Riverton Disposal Site, during Sunday's (March 15) media briefing at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston.

11 years ago Health & WellnessRiverton Landfill

Health Ministry Provides Resources to Treat Persons Affected by Riverton Smog

The Ministry of Health has provided additional resources to its main hospitals in Kingston, St. Andrew, and St. Catherine, to treat persons who have been affected by the smog from...

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, March 15, 2015

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, providing an update on the fire containment operation at the Riverton City Disposal Site in St. Andrew, during Sunday's (March 15) media briefing at the agency's head office in Kingston.

11 years ago EnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Riverton City Fire Significantly Contained

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reporting significant containment of the fire at the Riverton City Disposal Site, in St. Andrew. Director General, Major Clive Davis,...

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, March 15, 2015

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