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Senior Planning Technician at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Kemar Rose.

NEPA Leverages Advanced GIS Technology to Assess Damage Caused by Hurricane

By: Sherika Williams, November 21, 2025

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is leveraging advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to assess the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Melissa and to strengthen Jamaica’s preparedness for...

Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for the Spatial Planning and Management Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Gregory Bennett.

NEPA Calls on Persons Not to Build Houses in Restricted Zones

By: Sherika Williams, November 21, 2025

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), listens as President of Ground Force Humanitarian Aid, Rob Gaudet, details the organisations plans to help communities in St. James. Occasion was a visit by Senator Morris Dixon to the charity's packing site at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in the parish on Monday ( November 17).

Ground Force Humanitarian Aid Assisting St. James Communities

By: Serena Grant, November 21, 2025

Works / Construction 2 months ago NWA Repairing Sign Main Road in St. James
By: Serena Grant, November 21, 2025
Local Government 2 months ago WPM Waste Management Intensifying Operations in St. James
By: Serena Grant, November 21, 2025
Hurricane Relief & Recovery 2 months ago JPS to Bring in 300 More Linesmen
By: Donique Weston, November 21, 2025

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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, gives an update on the country’s Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts at a special press conference on November 19 at Jamaica House.

2 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

National Relief Effort Remains Robust

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says that more than 115,000 relief packages have been delivered, to date, through the national...

By: Rochelle Williams, November 21, 2025

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee.

2 months ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Intensifying Support for Pregnant and Lactating Women to Safeguard Mothers and Newborns

The Government is intensifying its efforts to support pregnant and lactating women, ensuring they receive the guidance, care, and essential supplies required for safe pregnancies and the healthy development of...

By: Britney Stevens, November 21, 2025

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), engages in dialogue with Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola (right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, during a high‑level meeting on the progress of the Citizen Security Plan. The engagement was hosted on Wednesday (November 19), at the Office of the Commissioner of Police in St. Andrew.

2 months ago National Security

Minister Chang Lauds EU-Gov’t Partnership Driving Citizen Security Plan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has lauded the partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the European Union (EU), noting its...

By: Chris Patterson, November 21, 2025

Deputy Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall.

2 months ago Hurricane MelissaWater

WRA Reports Groundwater Levels in Content, Manchester, Slowly Receding After Flooding

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester, which caused flooding in the community, are now slowly receding. The rising water levels have been attributed to the...

By: Britney Stevens, November 21, 2025

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne (left), speaks to reporters at a media briefing in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, following a tour of several hurricane-affected communities in western Jamaica, on November 17. Listening at right is President of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), Ilan Goldfajn.

2 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Antigua’s PM Says Jamaica Can Bounce Back Bigger and Better

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, says Jamaica and its people can bounce back bigger and better from Hurricane Melissa, just as his country did after the catastrophic...

By: Garwin Davis, November 21, 2025

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn (right), speaks to reporters about his organisation’s support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery effort, during a visit to some of the affected areas in Westmoreland on November 17. Listening at left is Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

2 months ago Hurricane Relief & Recovery

International Lending Agencies Commit to Jamaica’s Recovery Effort

A coalition of international lending agencies have announced immediate commitments to assist Jamaica’s recovery effort, in the aftermath of category-five Hurricane Melissa. A tour of several affected communities in western...

By: Garwin Davis, November 20, 2025

Livestock Specialist, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown.

2 months ago Agriculture

RADA to Host Livestock Clinic in St. Elizabeth on Nov. 21

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at Newcombe Valley Primary School in St. Elizabeth on Friday, November 21. RADA Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, told JIS...

By: Twila Wheelan, November 20, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 19).

2 months ago HousingHurricane Relief & Recovery

NHT to Procure 5,000 Container Homes for Hurricane Relief

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the National Housing Trust (NHT) will procure 5,000 pre‑built container homes for rapid deployment across the island, in order...

By: Donique Weston, November 20, 2025

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NEPA Calls on Persons Not to Build Houses in Restricted Zones

Ground Force Humanitarian Aid Assisting St. James Communities

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National Relief Effort Remains Robust

Gov’t Intensifying Support for Pregnant and Lactating Women to Safeguard Mothers and Newborns

Minister Chang Lauds EU-Gov’t Partnership Driving Citizen Security Plan

WRA Reports Groundwater Levels in Content, Manchester, Slowly Receding After Flooding

Antigua’s PM Says Jamaica Can Bounce Back Bigger and Better

International Lending Agencies Commit to Jamaica’s Recovery Effort

RADA to Host Livestock Clinic in St. Elizabeth on Nov. 21

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