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Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team cleaning a section of the Shipwreck Beach, on September 17. The JIS partnered with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other volunteers to clean up the beach for International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022.
Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team cleaning a section of the Shipwreck Beach, on September 17. The JIS partnered with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other volunteers to clean up the beach for International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022.

Early Start on ICC Day

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says that International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day activities will begin promptly on Saturday, September 16, at 7:00 a.m., due to the increasing temperatures. “The safety of our volunteers is of utmost importance on...
Volunteers from the Shortwood Teachers’ College remove garbage from a stretch on the Half Moon Bay Beach in St. Catherine during the 2019 International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activities with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).
Volunteers from the Shortwood Teachers’ College remove garbage from a stretch on the Half Moon Bay Beach in St. Catherine during the 2019 International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activities with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).

NEPA to Clean Beaches on September 16
Acting Customer Service Officer at the National Land Agency (NLA), Jada Bell (right), attends to a customer following the opening of renovated customer service areas at the entity’s Corporate Office at 8 Ardenne Road in Kingston on Friday (September 1). Among the areas that have benefited from facility upgrades are office spaces, and reception, cashier and general waiting areas. The move aligns with the NLA’s commitment to improving its service excellence standards across its offices islandwide.
Acting Customer Service Officer at the National Land Agency (NLA), Jada Bell (right), attends to a customer following the opening of renovated customer service areas at the entity’s Corporate Office at 8 Ardenne Road in Kingston on Friday (September 1). Among the areas that have benefited from facility upgrades are office spaces, and reception, cashier and general waiting areas. The move aligns with the NLA’s commitment to improving its service excellence standards across its offices islandwide.

PHOTOS: NLA Opens Renovated Customer Service Areas at Corporate Office
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park, Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park, Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31.

Country Poised for Sustainable Growth and Lower Unemployment – PM
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), accepts a gift from Ambassador-designate to the Swiss Conferation, Dr. Richard Brown, when he visited the Ministry’s offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 31).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), accepts a gift from Ambassador-designate to the Swiss Conferation, Dr. Richard Brown, when he visited the Ministry’s offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 31).

PHOTOS: Minister Receives Courtesy Call from Ambassador-Designate to the Swiss Confederation

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), points towards the Forestry Department’s Constant Spring Road nursery, for which he commissioned a rainwater harvesting system on Tuesday (August 29). With him is Principal Director of Forest Operations at the Department, Donna Lowe.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Rainwater Harvesting and Upgraded Irrigation Systems Commissioned at Forestry Department Nurseries

Cost savings and efficient water use will abound for the Forestry Department following the commissioning of a rainwater harvesting system at the agency’s Constant Spring Road Nursery and upgraded irrigation systems at its Mount Airy Nursery in St. Andrew. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, led the commissioning ceremony...
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Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency, Bethune Morgan.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Persons Encouraged to Report Activities That Can Lead to Increase in POPs

Citizens are being encouraged to report activities that can cause an increase in persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). These include, but are not limited to, open burning, improper use and/or disposal of agrochemicals and industrial chemicals, elevated temperatures and combustion processes, and unwanted by-products of industrial processes or combustion. Reporting these activities to...
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The Mourning Dove, commonly called Long-tailed Pea Dove, is one of the birds permitted for hunting under the Wildlife Protection Act during the 2023 Game Bird Hunting Season, which opens on August 19 and closes on September 24.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Hunters Urged to Abide By Wildlife Protection Act During Game Bird Hunting Season

The National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging hunters who will participate in the 2023 Game Bird Hunting Season to abide by the guidelines under the Wildlife Protection Act. The season opens on Saturday, August 19 and runs for six weekends until Sunday, September 24. Environmental Coordinator for Fauna at NEPA, Ricardo Miller, told JIS News that there are four...
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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Economy Grew By Estimated 1.5 Per Cent During June Quarter

The economy is estimated to have grown by 1.5 per cent during the April to June 2023 quarter, compared with the corresponding period last year. Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, made the disclosure during the agency’s digital press conference on Thursday (August 17). Dr. Henry said the out-turn for the review quarter largely reflected increased...
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Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency, Bethune Morgan.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Persons Advised Not to Purchase Products That Contain POPs

Citizens are being advised not to purchase products that contain persistent organic pollutants (POPs), as they can adversely affect human and environmental health. The call came from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Pollution Prevention Branch Manager, Bethune Morgan, who participated in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ‘Stop the POP Help Series’, held virtually on Monday, July 31....
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Programme Manager, Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (BIGEE), Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Christopher Brown.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServicePress Release

Development Bank of Jamaica Reopens the Jamaica Business Fund (Cluster Fund) with Up to US$300,000 Available Per Project

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) through its Boosting Innovation Growth & Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) on Friday, August 4, 2023, announced the launch of the Jamaica Business Fund (JBF), a grant funding product to enhance the development of the productive sector, by supporting high potential business alliances to compete in regional and global markets. Christopher Brown, Programme Manager, BIGEE explained,...
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