How The Riverton Fires Affect Your Health
The Riverton dump is on fire. Again. Reports are suggesting that this is the worst fire at the dump yet. We hear similar statements each time there is a big fire at Riverton, yet little to no talk of...
View ArticleHow To Cope With Smoke Inhalation From The Riverton Fire
As we continue to deal with the health impacts of the ongoing Riverton fire, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has shared the following tips on how to deal with smoke inhalation and help your loved...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – March 19, 2015
Burned – Jennifer Edwards’ Contract Has Expired And Will Not Be Renewed. The three-year contract of Jennifer Edwards, the executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has...
View ArticleWhere To Find Information On Riverton – Jamaica Environment Trust
Earlier this week, we highlighted some of the many dangerous substances present in the Riverton City dump, which become airborne whenever there’s a fire (and there has been a major one every year of...
View ArticleRiverton Update From ODPEM
Here is the latest situation report from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) on the Riverton fire, released yesterday, March 19, 2015. SITUATION OVERVIEW: The Jamaica...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – March 24, 2015
The Race Is On… Champs Gets Underway Today. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but for defending ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships title holders Calabar and Edwin Allen,...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 2, 2015
Never Again! Arscott Says Jamaica Won’t See Another Major Fire At Riverton. Local Government Minister Noel Arscott said yesterday that Jamaica will never again see a fire of the magnitude of the last...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 23, 2015
Shot In The Back – Simmons Disturbed By Tivoli Operation Post-Mortem Reports. Thirsty-five or nearly half of the more than 70 persons killed during the 2010 police-military operations in Tivoli Gardens...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 6, 2015
Toxic City – Report Says Communities Very High Risk After Exposure To Riverton Fire Fumes. Very high risk! Several communities within a five-kilometre (3.1 miles) radius of theRiverton dump were given...
View Article5 Findings From NEPA’s Air Quality Report On The Riverton Fire
Thick clouds of smoke blanketed the Corporate Area, parts of Portmore and elsewhere in St Catherine for more than a week in March, as the latest fire at the Riverton Solid Waste Disposal Facility...
View ArticleThe 15 Most Shared diGBlog Posts Of 2015
This is the time of year when people tend to do a lot of reflecting, looking back at the year that was and seeking to make the necessary adjustments to ensure that the upcoming one will be better....
View ArticleTop 15 Posts On The diGBlog For 2015
Yesterday, we shared the 15 blog posts that received the most love on social media. As we continue to reflect on the year that was, we decided to also look at the 15 posts that recorded the most hits....
View ArticleNIR – December 7, 2018
While everyone was tracking the arrival of Buju Banton’s plane, an important economic indicator was released by the Bank of Jamaica – the Net International Reserve number. As at the end November 2018,...
View ArticleTourism Arrivals Gains Holding
New data released from the Jamaica Tourist Board revealed that Long Stay Arrivals were up 3.3% versus October 2017 to reach a new all-time high for the month of 162,552. That is considerable growth...
View ArticleCooper’s Hill Primary Students Learn Innovative Agriculture Techniques
“Farming can be very creative,” said Aika Nakakomi, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer, as she scooped up a handful of compost and sifted it in a plastic barrel cut vertically in...
View ArticleHow Many Of These 12 Things Did You Know?
Jamaica is a land full of history and all sorts of interesting things to learn and know. Here are just a dozen of these things: 1. This town clock’s tower was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German...
View ArticleInflation Unchanged For November 2018
The inflation rate for the month of November 2018, registered 0.0% – or completely unchanged. This is remarkably, the second unchanged reading of the year (with May being the first) and even more...
View Article5 Things to Know About Ms Universe Jamaica 2018
Following in the footsteps of Kaci Fennel and Davina Bennett, this year’s Ms. Universe Jamaica is Emily Sara-Claire Maddison. Here are five things to know: Emily is just 19 years old. She is a...
View ArticleNo Unfair Advantages With Plastic Ban – Senator Samuda
Government Senator Matthew Samuda says there will be no unfair advantages for manufacturers and distributors under the impending January 1, 2019, single-use plastic ban. He was speaking at a ‘Consumer...
View ArticleManagement Of HWT Transport Centre Transferred To Transport Authority
The Management of the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew has been transferred from the Port Authority Management Services Limited, a subsidiary of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), to the...
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