As part of preparation efforts for the 2009 Hurricane Season, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has sought to improve shelter conditions, having identified 150 priority shelters....

The issue of how well Jamaica will adapt to climate change is being vigorously pursued by the Government, its agencies, and partners, said Senior Director with responsibility for Environment in...

Director of the National Meteorological Service, Sylvia McGill, has said that the agency is prepared for the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is expected to be average to above average....

The St. Elizabeth Parish Development Committee (PDC) is to be chaired by International Business Consultant, Aubyn Hill, supported by a 12-member Executive. Mr. Hill was elected at the annual general...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding emphasised on Saturday (May 30), that the nation's young people are the hope for the country, and worthwhile opportunities had to be created for...

Jamaica has made significant progress in eight of the 14 United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets for 2015, according to the national MDG report, jointly undertaken by the Planning...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has emphasised the need for young people to establish new standards of right and wrong for their own age, and for their elders to...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called on the country to give young people a chance to assume responsibility as this will help them to grow into competent adults....

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, is appealing to young people to join the Preparedness and Emergency Response Corps (PERC). "We are...

The Government of Jamaica's Emergency Response Initiative (ERI), aimed at enhancing the country's preparation and response capacity in disaster management, was officially launched yesterday (May 29) at the St. Mary...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, today (May 28), presented a motorised wheelchair to Sergeant Cecil Smythe, during a ceremony at the City Centre Police Station, in downtown Kingston. The wheelchair will...