Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over two houses to persons in Trelawny on January 29, under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. Beverly Barnett of...

On Tuesday January 28, 2020 at 2:10 pm, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in the Cuba region at a depth of 10km/6 miles 19.3 Degrees North and 78.8 Degrees West...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Administration will focus on earthquake awareness and preparedness all year round to ensure the country is in a...

Companies located in the PanJam Building in New Kingston participated in an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to sensitise the entities...

Construction of a $140-million state-of-the art adult transitional centre in downtown Kingston for homeless persons is projected for completion by the end of 2020 or early 2021. The Ministry of...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has ratified the conferment of the Keys to the City of Kingston on Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh. The resolution was passed...

Jamaica will be adding a Youth Forum as a special feature of the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be held from...

To better prepare the society for an earthquake, a new National Earthquake Readiness Committee will soon be established by the Government. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and...