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NSWMA Head Urges Proactive Approach To Hurricane Preparedness – Jamaica Information Service
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (374+ words) Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is urging Jamaicans to adopt a proactive approach to hurricane preparedness by addressing potential hazards long before severe weather threatens the island. He said that many people wait…...
ODPEM Focused On Building Resilient Communities
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (274+ words) Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says the agency is focused on building resilient communities as part of the national risk reduction strategy. Speaking during ODPEM’s Community Fun Day at the…...
National Disaster Fund Committee Now In Place – Commander Gayle – Jamaica Information Service
9+ hour ago (384+ words) Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC) is now in place. “In January of this year, we would have written to the Ministry of Finance…...
Jamaica Festival Song Competition Results Show Set For July 25
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (532+ words) Jamaicans are being invited to turn out in their numbers for the live results show of the 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston on July 25, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The competition, now in its 60th year, is…...
School Leaders Encouraged To Take Advantage Of $75-million Allocation To Improve Literacy And Numeracy – Jamaica Information Service
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (266+ words) School leaders are being encouraged to take advantage of a $75-million allocation by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information to implement targeted intervention programmes aimed at improving student literacy and numeracy outcomes. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, Senator…...
NDTC Finale To Deliver Rich Celebration Of Jamaican Dance, Culture In Montego Bay – Jamaica Information Service
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (1006+ words) For one historic evening, Montego Bay will become the stage on which one of Jamaica’s most celebrated cultural institutions closes another remarkable season, while opening a new chapter in its enduring legacy. On August 16, the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC)…...
Jamaica Committed to SDG Targets – Minister Johnson Smith
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (344+ words) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) despite the impact of Hurricane Melissa. She was delivering Jamaica’s third Voluntary National Review (VNR) report…...
Scores of Health Centres in Western Jamaica to Be Rebuilt and Modernised
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (474+ words) The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to undertake major upgrades at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, while rebuilding and modernising 101 health centres across western Jamaica under the Health Hurricane Response Programme (HHRP). Minister of Health and Wellness,…...
Plant Quarantine Branch Heightens Surveillance for Cyclosporiasis
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (451+ words) The Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch (PQPIB) has heightened surveillance and border protection measures to prevent the entry of Cyclosporiasis into Jamaica. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which triggers severe abdominal pain and…...
Education Ministry Implements 43% of Recommendations in JETC Report
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (335+ words) There has been implementation of 43 per cent of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Chairman, Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, gave the update on July 23 at a press conference for year four,…...