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The Hanover Health Department has embarked on a vector control programme, as some areas in the parish have seen an increase in the mosquito population since the passing of Hurricane Dennis on July 7. A grant of $288,000 has been made available to the health department by the Hanover Parish Council, specifically for the implementation of the programme.The grant was...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, has stressed that for significant growth and development to be achieved in the agricultural sector, farmers would have to view their involvement in the industry in a wider context by making direct linkages between agriculture and other sectors of the society. Speaking at the 110th anniversary of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in...

A number of troubled communities across the island are to benefit from several social intervention programmes designed to create employment and reduce crime and violence. Development Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12, said that several communities in St. James, St. Catherine and Kingston stood to benefit...

Patrons visiting the Denbigh Agricultural Show this year can look forward to a more customer-friendly environment, as they will have improved parking facilities, trained tour guides and directional signs at various strategic points on and off the showground. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant told JIS News that due to the thousands of persons who visit...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management has been advised that a Hurricane Warning is now in effect for the island. This means that Hurricane conditions could begin affecting the island within twenty- four hours or less. The ODPEM has been advised that Hurricane Emily will pass as close as 70 kilometers from the South Coast. The South Coast...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) wishes to advise the public that the Portmore Causeway remains open to two-way traffic and will remain so until there is further advisory.

A HURRICANE WARNING means that hurricane conditions are expected in the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be nearing completion, as Hurricane Emily moves closer to Jamaica. At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Hurricane Emily was located near Latitude 14.7 degrees North, Longitude 72.8 degrees West, or about 510 kilometres or 320...

The ODPEM is outlining that there are approximately nine hundred and five (905) persons in shelters across the island as a precautionary measure. The following is an outline: Parish Name of Shelter Number of Persons Clarendon Kemps Hill High School 20 Portland Cottage Primary School 371 Banks (Judiah Gospel) 9 Rest Primary School 3 Catholic Church (Portland Cottage) 46 Bustamante...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is advising that the following areas are to be evacuated: Portmore: West BayArmada CourtsEdge Water Persons from these communities may shelter at the following shelters within Portmore: HEART Academy Gregory Park Primary Kensington Primary Ascot High Hellshire United Church Cumberland High School Southboro Primary Port Henderson Primary For further information persons may...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) wishes to advise that as the Hurricane Warning remains in effect, the Meteorological Service is reporting that the island should start experiencing rain and wind going into tonight, with conditions deteriorating into morning. The entire island is expected to experience rainfall, so persons living in flood-prone and low lying communities MUST...

Major distributors and retailers of basic foods have today advised the Government that there are enough supplies in the island to provide the consuming public in the event of a disaster. The reports were provided by representatives of the Disaster Management Sub-committee of the Distributive Trade group, which met with Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Hon. Phillip Paulwell and...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been advised by the National Meteorological Service, that Hurricane Emily, currently a Category 2 hurricane, will pass close to the island's south coast on Saturday, as it moves towards the Northwestern Caribbean. This means that Hurricane Conditions could start affecting the island within 36 hours. Showers, thunderstorms and increasing wind...