Persistent heavy rainfall in sections of Westmoreland on May 19 and 20 left some major roadways across the parish inundated and badly damaged and in many cases, inaccessible to vehicular...

The St. James Disaster Preparedness Committee said it is well advanced with plans to meet and address any challenge that the upcoming Hurricane Season may pose. Following a meeting of...

An additional $5 million will be provided by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to assist with Labour Day parish projects. Minister of Local Government and Community Development,...

Hundreds of residents in Waterford and adjoining communities in Portmore, St. Catherine, are benefitting from the recent opening of a resource and outreach centre constructed and equipped at a cost of...

Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, has hailed Jamaica’s Fire Management Plan as “a very effective and coordinated response mechanism”. In...

Residents of the St. James Infirmary will soon be living in a more secure environment, as a result of works, which are to be carried out at the facility on...

A roadmap to seismic safety, which seeks to improve the capacity of the country to prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of an earthquake, was handed over...

Construction of 170 vending stalls at the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth is to begin shortly, following the signing of a $16.76 million contract, to undertake the works. The...