The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has launched a poster competition, aimed at promoting safe building practices to reduce the impact of hazards and natural disasters. In...

Residents of Trinityville in rural St. Thomas are now better equipped to prepare for, and manage all types of disasters. A community disaster mitigation plan, prepared under the Canadian International...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Jeremy Collymore, says he welcomes the new name, as well as the focus of the agency on disaster management in...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding will be hosting his seventh Town Hall Meeting at the St. Gabriel's Church, in May Pen, Clarendon, this Wednesday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m....

In Parliament on Tuesday, September 15, Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding led tributes and condolences made, on the passing of playwright, Mr. Trevor Rhone, C.D., who died that afternoon....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has expressed condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica on the passing of Deputy President of the Council of the State...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has launched its Citizen's Charter, outlining the level of service Jamaicans can expect from its members, as well as its expectations of the public. At...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, the Hon Karl Samuda, says there is need for an infusion of technology into agriculture, as well as improved packaging and marketing of its products,...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that legislation is being drafted to give legal authority to the functions of Custodes. He made the announcement at the installation ceremony for...

Two of the eight communities, which received training in community disaster management under the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-funded Building Disaster Resilient Communities (BDRC) project, are either updating or creating...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has clarified that the reduction of the Special Consumption Tax (SCT)...