The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has announced plans to increase its staff complement through the addition of new positions in upcoming fiscal years. Speaking with JIS News, JFB Commissioner, Stewart...

Newly installed Custos of St. Catherine, businesswoman and community builder, Hon. Icylin M. Golding, has been welcomed by several stakeholders. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said Mrs. Golding was...

Businesswoman and community volunteer Hon. Icylin M. Golding is the new Custos of St. Catherine. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen conducted the installation in a ceremony...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says all well-thinking Jamaicans need to see the urgency in getting  vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Local...

Community groups are encouraged to be proactive in disaster management and adopt the relevant risk-reduction strategies imparted by the municipal corporations and other response agencies. Speaking with JIS News, Parish...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, says that the recent declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in seven police divisions to curtail crime was a necessary...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is considering proposals to reopen State infirmaries across the country to accommodate new cases. He made the...

The St. James Municipal Corporation is inviting public-private partnership for the rehabilitation of the Pye River Cemetery in Montego Bay. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chairman of the...