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Former General Manager, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Douglas Cover, addresses ceremony for the naming of the Victoria Mutual Chief Office and Duke Street Building in his honour as ‘The Douglas Cover Building’ during a ceremony today (November 12). Mr. Cover is being assisted by his wife, Judith. Mr. Cover was recognised for his exemplary commitment to the Victoria Mutual Group and for being an outstanding champion for financial inclusion.

Task Force to be Established to Advance Country’s Development Agenda

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has announced that a multisectoral task force will be established by his Ministry to support and advance the country's development agenda and to ensure that climate change...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House, on October 21.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with Canadian High Commissioner

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (centre), and Deputy Resident Representative, Vicente Teran, following a recent meeting at Jamaica House to discuss the impact of climate change on the nation’s children.

Gov’t Partners with UNICEF to Tackle Climate Change Impact on Jamaica’s Children

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), congratulates Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., after presenting him with the Instrument of Office, at the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on Sunday (September 13).

Minister Charles Jr. says providing affordable housing solutions will be a key priority

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses stakeholders during the opening ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (February 27).

Gov’t Taking Disaster Resilience Seriously – PM

5 years ago Climate Change

Jamaica Continues Its Celebration Of 25 Years Of Climate Action With Green Climate Fund Civil Society Organization Project Launch

Jamaica continued its celebration of 25 years of climate action with the launch of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Civil Society Organization (CSO) project on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The initiative seeks to build on a number of other GCF readiness initiatives and will seek to enhance CSO engagement mechanisms with the GCF, scale up innovative climate change solutions among...

5 years ago AgricultureClimate Change

RADA CEO says farmers must adapt to changing weather patterns

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, says it is important for farmers to adapt to the changing weather patterns and plan accordingly. “As it relates to the hurricane season, we would expect some amount of rainfall, so we always encourage them to clear their drains, protect drains where necessary in the fields, and...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Climate Change

$451.2 Million Budgeted For Work Under Climate Resilience Project

Some $451.2 million has been budgeted to continue work under phase two of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR II) during the next fiscal year. The sum is set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, the project aims to improve the...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Climate Change

Climate Change Resilience Project Gets $346 Million

The Government has set aside $346 million for its climate-change resilience and action plan activities as outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project, which commenced in 2015, dubbed ‘Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience 11 (PPCRII) – Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism’, is to implement climate-change awareness and training initiatives,...

External Relations Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Saskia Carusi.

6 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentYouth

Youth Invited To Participate In Regional Platform Contests

Young people in Jamaica and across the region are being encouraged to submit applications for the Resilience Talk and Social Media Youth Volunteers contests, which are being held as part of the upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean. The contests are being hosted by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a press conference on drought mitigation, at Jamaica House, on February 6.

6 years ago Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Measures Being Implemented To Manage Drought

The Government is implementing several measures to supply communities with water islandwide during the current period of drought. The Meteorological Service Branch has projected that the country will be experiencing near normal rainfall in some areas and moderately dry conditions up to at least April. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon....

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Vice President, Mariame McIntosh, addresses journalists during Thursday’s (January 9) launch of the PSOJ’s 2020-2022 Strategy, at the organisation’s head office in Kingston.

6 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironment

PSOJ Supports Gov’t’s Tree-Planting Project

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is looking to facilitate the planting of at least 500,000 trees over the next two years. The move is in support of the Government’s initiative, launched last October, for the planting of three million trees over three years as part of measures to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is also in...