Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that Jamaica may have to consider setting up its own disaster relief fund. "Perhaps we have to look at how we...

Prime Minister the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller has expressed sadness at the loss of lives arising from the passage of Hurricane and Superstorm Sandy across the Caribbean and North America.   The Prime...

COCONUT CREEK, Florida – Hurricane Sandy victims in Fruitful Vale and Norwich in Portland, Jamaica, were relieved when a caravan of containers and trucks manoeuvred past downed power lines and...

General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, is imploring banana farmers to contribute to the Catastrophe Fund, which will provide them with some level of insurance in the event...

Preliminary estimates put the damage to the country from the passage of Hurricane Sandy at over $5 billion, with agriculture being the worst affected sector. Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

The National Water Commission (NWC) is assuring customers currently without water, that efforts are being made to have all systems up and running within the next two days. This, however,...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is mobilising supplies for distribution to citizens in eastern parishes, which were hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy. Director General of ODPEM,...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that over 95% of the 176 roadways across the island made impassable during the passage of Tropical Storm Sandy have been reopened to...

In light of the recent rainfall from Hurricane Sandy which affected the island on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is...

The  Ministry of Health has resumed its vector control operations, which had been suspended, due to the passage of Hurricane Sandy on October 24. This was disclosed by Director of...

Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse, is urging all Jamaicans to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread...