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Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston on Wednesday (June 4).

MET Service Forecasts Up to Five Major Hurricanes for 2025 Season

By: Judana Murphy, June 5, 2025

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) forecasts three to five major hurricanes for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Director, Evan Thompson, explained that the projection indicates Category Three, Four...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held on Wednesday (June 4) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on Hagley Park Road in Kingston.

Government Commits to Ensuring that Accountability Systems Continue to Work During Disasters

By: Judana Murphy, June 4, 2025

Red Cross worker Oshane Darien (left) accepts an appreciation award from the new Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha Lloyd, during a Shelter Managers’ Appreciation Ceremony, held at the Sharon Baptist Church Hall in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, May 29.

Shelter Managers in St. Elizabeth Honoured

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is photographed inside the ambulance donated to the Portland Infirmary by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund on May 21. At right is CHASE Fund Chief Executive Officer, Wilford “Billy” Heaven.

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CHASE Fund Donates Fully Equipped Ambulance to Portland Infirmary

A fully equipped ambulance is now in service at the Portland Infirmary, enhancing the institution’s ability to respond to emergencies. The vehicle, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and...

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, May 29, 2025

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

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Jamaica Prepared for Hurricane Season

With the Atlantic Hurricane Season due to start in three days, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has indicated that the island is in a state...

By: Donique Weston, May 29, 2025

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, addresses a welcome reception for delegates of Rotary District 7027 Conference Cruise, at the Falmouth Artisan Village in Trelawny, on May 7.

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Mayor of Falmouth Expresses Optimism About Major Development Projects

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, says he is optimistic about the major development projects on the horizon for the Trelawny capital, which continues to undergo significant economic transformation. Addressing...

By: OKOYE HENRY, May 28, 2025

Minister of Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (second left), observes as Sagicor Group Jamaica President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Christopher Zacca (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open Sagicor Bank’s newest ‘phygital’ branch at Up Park Camp in Kingston on Tuesday (May 27). Others (from left) are Sagicor Bank CEO, Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham; Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman;, and Senior Vice President, Corporate, Retail and Strategic Business Development, Sagicor Group, Michael Willacy.

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JDF and Sagicor Renew Partnership to Drive Strategic Initiatives

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Sagicor Group Jamaica have extended their partnership for another two years to advance major initiatives and strategic commitments. This is being facilitated under a...

By: DONIQUE WESTON, May 28, 2025

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Press Release: Saharan Air Layer / Saharan Dust Plume

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is cautioning members of the public to guard against the effects of the Saharan dust, which tends to happen at this...

By: Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), May 28, 2025

$Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), and Executive Director of the Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation, Christine Gore (left), watch intently as Director of the Council for Creative Education in Finland, Heramb Kulkarni, shows them the features of a game-changing application on his phone, during Tuesday’s (May 27) opening ceremony for the National Mathematics Workshop, at The Mico University College in Kingston.$

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Education Minister Welcomes Assistance From CCE to Strengthen Maths Instruction

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has welcomed assistance from the Council for Creative Education (CCE), to strengthen mathematics instruction. The CCE...

By: JUDANA MURPHY, May 27, 2025

Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, removes weeds from the garden area of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) on Friday (May 23). Minister McKenzie was participating in a Labour Day Project organised by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to renovate gardens, prune trees and clean benches at the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).

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Minister McKenzie Joins in Sprucing Up Gardens at VJH and KPH

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, joined the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) team in giving a facelift to the gardens at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, May 23, 2025

Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

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NSWMA Urges Citizens to Containerise Waste

As Jamaicans prepare for massive clean-up activities on Labour Day, Friday, May 23, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is urging them to properly containerise their waste. Containerisation is...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, May 22, 2025

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MET Service Forecasts Up to Five Major Hurricanes for 2025 Season

Government Commits to Ensuring that Accountability Systems Continue to Work During Disasters

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CHASE Fund Donates Fully Equipped Ambulance to Portland Infirmary

Jamaica Prepared for Hurricane Season

Mayor of Falmouth Expresses Optimism About Major Development Projects

JDF and Sagicor Renew Partnership to Drive Strategic Initiatives

Press Release: Saharan Air Layer / Saharan Dust Plume

Education Minister Welcomes Assistance From CCE to Strengthen Maths Instruction

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