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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at Gordon House, on Thursday (September 18).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at Gordon House, on Thursday (September 18).

Government to Craft New Medium-term Economic Plan

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says in this term, the Government will craft a new medium-term economic plan, designed not just to preserve discipline but to unlock opportunities and improve the lives of Jamaicans. He said the...
Manager of the National Ozone Unit and National Ozone Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) , Vivian Blake
Manager of the National Ozone Unit and National Ozone Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) , Vivian Blake

Major Focus on Ozone Layer September 16
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga (left), converses with from (second left) Executive Director of the PSOJ, Sacha Vaccianna-Riley; Deputy Managing Director, Jamaica National (JN) Bank, Gillian Hyde, and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), David Lowe. The interaction took place on the sidelines of the PSOJ & Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Empower JA Forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Thursday (September 11).
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga (left), converses with from (second left) Executive Director of the PSOJ, Sacha Vaccianna-Riley; Deputy Managing Director, Jamaica National (JN) Bank, Gillian Hyde, and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), David Lowe. The interaction took place on the sidelines of the PSOJ & Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Empower JA Forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Thursday (September 11).

Financing for MSMEs Critical for National Growth
Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson.
Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson.

NEPA Personnel Trained as Visual Emission Observers
Head of Development Cooperation for Jamaica and Belize at the High Commission of Canada in Kingston, Shehryar Sarwar, presents documents to Principal Director, National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Alicia Edwards, during the handover of drones donated under the Natural Resources Canada – Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) Project on Monday (August 25). The presentations were made at the High Commission.
Head of Development Cooperation for Jamaica and Belize at the High Commission of Canada in Kingston, Shehryar Sarwar, presents documents to Principal Director, National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Alicia Edwards, during the handover of drones donated under the Natural Resources Canada – Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) Project on Monday (August 25). The presentations were made at the High Commission.

Jamaica’s Disaster Response Capacity Gets Tech Boost Through Canadian Drone Donation

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National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Portland, Richard Williams (second right) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (second left), shake hands following the signing of the Financing Agreement for the $22-million Carder Park Wastewater Project in Port Antonio, Portland, on Wednesday (August 20), in Carder Park. Sharing the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.
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Wastewater Project for Carder Park in Portland

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the National Water Commission (NWC) signed a financing agreement on August 20 for the $22-million Carder Park Wastewater Project in Port Antonio, Portland. The project includes the installation of a lift station which will connect Carder Park and the Port Antonio Craft Village to the newly built Anchovy Wastewater Treatment Plant in the parish....
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Manager for the Air Quality Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Jody-Ann Marston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

NEPA Joins Global Community on September 7 to Highlight Dangers of Air Pollution

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will join the global community in observing International Clean Air Day for Blue Skies on September 7, marking the first time Jamaica will commemorate the occasion. The day will be used to raise public awareness about the dangers of air pollution and to encourage citizens to take personal responsibility in helping to reduce...
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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, addresses Tuesday’s (August 19), hybrid Quarterly Press Briefing at the PIOJ’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Short-term Growth Prospects Positive – PIOJ

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says growth prospects for the Jamaican economy in the short-term are positive. Speaking during the PIOJ’s hybrid quarterly press briefing on Tuesday (August 19), Dr. Henry explained that a continuation of the recovery momentum is expected, with all industries projected to record growth. “For July to September 2025,...
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Chief Executive Officer/Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (left), converses with Training Facilitator, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mónica Luz Ureña, during the opening of the national training workshop on Circular Economy Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recently at NEPA’s corporate offices in Kingston.
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Jamaica Making Transition to Circular Economy

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling for increased partnership and buy-in from businesses and citizens as Jamaica actively works towards becoming a circular economy. Chief Executive Officer/Government Town Planner at NEPA, Leonard Francis, said that the model, which focuses on safeguarding the environment through reusing, repairing, and recycling, slowing down the use of natural resources, has the...
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Senior Manager, Environmental Management and Conservation, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard Nelson, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
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NEPA Intensifies Safeguards for Rio Cobre in Wake of Bauxite Train Spill

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has been intensifying efforts to safeguard the Rio Cobre following the recent derailment of a bauxite train that resulted in the river’s pollution. NEPA’s Senior Manager for Environmental Management and Conservation, Richard Nelson, says these interventions include the installation of signage and development of a community-based early warning system along the river, “supported...
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Senior Manager for Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard Nelson, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

NEPA Intensifies Effort to Protect Rio Cobre

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is intensifying efforts to safeguard the Rio Cobre, following the recent derailment of a bauxite train that resulted in three coaches ending up in the river. Senior Manager for Environmental Management and Conservation at NEPA, Richard Nelson, said the incident highlighted the importance of the No Discharge Policy, which has been in place...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

1,833 Land Titles Issued to Resettled Persons by Bauxite Companies Since 2012

A total of 1,833 certificates of title have been issued by bauxite mining companies to resettled persons since 2012. These include 154 issued in 2024, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). This information is contained in the PIOJ’s 2024 Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ). The document further indicates that a total of 3,012 certificates of title were...
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