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NSWMA launches Operation Sweep Cop – Special initiative to improve public cleansing operations during the festive season

December 16, 2022
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has expanded its operations with the introduction of ‘Operation Sweep Cop’ for the festive season. ‘Operation Sweep Cop’, outfitted with 10 motorcycles and…

Westmoreland family gets indigent housing solution

December 13, 2022
A family of four in Moreland Hill near Little London, Westmoreland is the recent beneficiary of a housing solution d under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent…

Technology coming to aid garbage collection

December 8, 2022
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Honourable Desmond McKenzie says technology will be introduced to transform solid waste management services across the island. “In the new financial year, we…

The Jamaica Fire Brigade welcomes 106 new recruits

December 7, 2022
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) welcomed 106 new recruits - 86 males and 20 females – who are all certified Emergency Medical Responders. The cohort of Intake Number 24 is…

NSWMA boosts fleet with 50 new trucks

December 2, 2022
Fifty new trucks and 10 motorcycles, valued at approximately US$6.9 million, were handed over to boost the operational capacity of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Prime Minister Andrew…