Effective immediately, the Office Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been reassigned to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). A new Director General, Commander Alvin Gayle, has also...

The Government of Jamaica is cautioning members of the public, both locally and internationally, to be on high alert for fraudulent websites attempting to exploit their generosity in the aftermath...

The Government of Jamaica is advising the public that, acting on the advice of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and in keeping with powers under section...

Merchants are being urged to keep their operations open for as long as it is safe to do so, to enable Jamaicans to purchase supplies in preparation for Tropical Strom...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging national solidarity as Jamaica prepares for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, which is forecast to strengthen into a Category...

Prime Minister Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness today led a high-level Government delegation to brief the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Mark Golding, on national preparations for Tropical Storm...

The Government is preparing a comprehensive humanitarian and recovery strategy to be implemented after the expected impact of Tropical Storm Melissa. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to take the impending weather threat seriously. Jamaica is under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch as...