As the world witnesses the earthquake horror in Haiti, the problem of informal settlements in Jamaica, has again come to the fore. Addressing a JIS Think Tank this morning (January...

Executive Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson is appealing to all Jamaicans to seek information on what to do in an earthquake, from...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Ministry of National Security are currently mapping out an operational plan to deal with a possible influx of Haitians to the island, in the...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is partnering with Well Heeled Jamaicans, a local charitable organisation, to undertake a shoe collection drive this weekend as part of...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has said that raising the necessary funds is a crucial aspect in providing support to earthquake-ravaged...

As the outpouring of assistance continues to come from all across Jamaica for Haiti, another corporate company has joined the long list of donors to the Help Haiti effort. On...

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF), through Assistant Director, Mrs. Pauline Scott-Blair, stated that it is not in discussion with any financial organisation for the overall management of the Constituency Development...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Rev. Dr. Ralph Hoyte of the St. Andrew's Scots Kirk Church in Kingston, during a courtesy call...

Acting Disaster Co-ordinator for St. Catherine, Carmen Bartley (right); Chairman of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Committee, Councillor, Ralston Wilson (2nd right); and Councillor for the Gregory Park division...

A number of initiatives, including an early retirement incentive package, is to be implemented to assist persons, who transition out of the public sector. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), Patricia Sinclair-McCalla, is dispelling the notion that the body is a "cutting unit", noting that the work of the...