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Local Government Ministry to Procure 100 Garbage Collection Units

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 14, 2019

During the new legislative year, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will give priority attention to procuring 100 garbage-collection units for the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)....

Senior Investigator at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Phillip Morgan (left); Manager of the Pollution, Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Yaneke Watson, peruse the National Policy for the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes, at a public sector consultation on the policy, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on February 12.

NSWMA to Host Consultations on E-Waste Regulations

By: Chad Bryan, February 13, 2019

Director of Information and Training at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White.

Jamaicans Urged to Develop Family Emergency Plan

By: Charnele Henry, February 6, 2019

Budget 2019/2020 7 years ago Jamaica Fire Brigade to Increase Fleet with Allocation of $498 Million
By: Chad Bryan, February 15, 2019
Local Government 7 years ago JFB Expanding ‘Mek Wi Fix It’ Fire Prevention Campaign
By: Charnele Henry, January 31, 2019
Local Government 7 years ago Ministry Committed to Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Reduction – McKenzie
By: Charnele Henry, January 29, 2019

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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), cuts the ribbon to declare the Cambridge garbage holding area open on Friday (January 25). Also participating (from left) are: Director on the Board of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Norman Brown; Regional Operations Manager of Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson; Councillor for the Catadupa Division, Gladstone Bent and Councillor for the Welcome Hall Division, Gregory Bent.

7 years ago Local Government

Garbage Holding Area Opens in Cambridge, St. James

Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited officially opened the Cambridge garbage holding area, in St. James, on Friday (January 25). Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, in...

By: Serena Grant, January 28, 2019

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses the opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on Friday ( January 25).

7 years ago Local Government

Montego Bay Mayor Commends Work of NSWMA

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, has hailed the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for its efforts in ridding St. James of solid waste. “The NSWMA has been...

By: Serena Grant, January 26, 2019

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, addresses attendees at the recently held health fair at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea.

7 years ago Local Government

Lucea Drop-in Centre to Open Soon

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, has informed that the Lucea Drop-in Centre will officially open soon. “Plans are now in place to open our drop-in centre. The centre will...

By: Serena Grant, January 25, 2019

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

7 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Hosts Supply Chain Management Workshop

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says Jamaica should benefit from its End-to-End Supply Chain Management Workshop, currently under way at...

By: Charnele Henry, January 25, 2019

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaks at the Reggae Month 2019 launch held on Sunday (January 20) at Ribbiz Ocean Lounge, Victoria Pier, Kingston Waterfront.

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KSAMC to Finance Training of Persons in the Creative Industry

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be financing the training of young persons who are active in the creative industry. Speaking at the launch of Reggae Month...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 23, 2019

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

7 years ago Local Government

NSWMA to Build Four New Garbage Transfer Stations

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to construct four new garbage transfer stations in the parishes of Westmoreland, Trelawny, Clarendon and Portland. These will serve as areas where...

By: Charnele Henry, January 22, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, gives details on an earthquake display at the recent launch of the ODPEM Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness 2019 campaign, held at ODPEM, in Kingston. The theme of the campaign is: ‘When an Earthquake Strikes be Bold…Drop, Cover and Hold’.

7 years ago Local Government

Disaster Risk Management Act Will Be Enforced – Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will exercise provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act, in the interest of public safety. The Act...

By: Rochelle Williams, January 18, 2019

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, look at a display at the recent launch of ODPEM's Earthquake & Tsunami Awareness Campaign at the agency's offices in Kingston.

7 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Looking to Promote Culture of Earthquake Preparedness

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is looking to promote a culture of earthquake preparedness and response among Jamaicans. “We want to (stir) the nation into action...

By: Charnele Henry, January 18, 2019

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NSWMA to Host Consultations on E-Waste Regulations

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Garbage Holding Area Opens in Cambridge, St. James

Montego Bay Mayor Commends Work of NSWMA

Lucea Drop-in Centre to Open Soon

ODPEM Hosts Supply Chain Management Workshop

KSAMC to Finance Training of Persons in the Creative Industry

NSWMA to Build Four New Garbage Transfer Stations

Disaster Risk Management Act Will Be Enforced – Mckenzie

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