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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, addresses a recent symposium on the environment, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

NEPA CEO Urges United Approach to Environmental Protection

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, is highlighting the need for a whole-of-society approach to protect the environment and address pollution. A united effort is key in achieving the objectives of safeguarding...

Bats to Feature at New Exhibition by Natural History Museum of Jamaica

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane.

USF to Equip Craft Markets With Internet Service

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon, marking the official handover of a two-bedroom unit under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Patrick Sawyers (second left), during a ceremony on Friday (June 13) at 51 Whitehall Avenue, St. Andrew North Central. Joining them are Member of Parliament, Karl Samuda, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams.

New Social Housing Programme to Provide Shelter for Tourism Workers

Acting President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Kerr ((left), and President of the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Dr. Kevin Brown, celebrate the signing of an agreement to facilitate the training of persons in Non-Revenue Water (NRW) detection and mitigation, on June 11, at the Papine campus of the University, in Kingston. Standing are Senior Legal Officer at the NWC, Shanique Leon (left), and Registrar at Utech Jamaica, Marion Brown.

NWC and UTech Jamaica Sign Training Agreement

Manager, Pollution Prevention Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Jamaica Aligning Waste Management Policies with Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations

As international negotiations progress towards a global plastics treaty, Jamaica is aligning its domestic waste management policies with evolving global standards, following recent amendments to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Plastic waste was officially added to the Basel Convention in 2019, with the amendments taking effect globally in 2021. “These...

Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, displays a copy of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, at a JIS Think Tank, on June 11.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironmentJIS Think Tank

NEPA Advances Efforts to Align Country’s Waste Export Practices with Basel Convention

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advancing efforts to align Jamaica’s waste export practices with recent global amendments, under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. The amendments, which include plastic waste (effective 2021) and electronic and electrical waste (e-waste, effective January 1, 2025), aim to ensure hazardous and potentially...

Official photo of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

3,000 Trees Planted Along Lady Musgrave and East King’s House Roads, Arthur Wint Drive

The Government has successfully achieved its target of planting 3000 trees along Lady Musgrave Road, East King’s House Road and Arthur Wint Drive in St. Andrew. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while addressing the commissioning and handover of a tree-relocation device at the Office of the Prime...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Commissions Region’s First Tree-Relocation Device

The Government of Jamaica has acquired a tree-relocation device valued at $76 million, which will make it possible to preserve mature trees when executing major infrastructure projects. The heavy-duty machine, with a specialised tree spade, is designed to help reduce tree loss, preserve biodiversity, and support sustainable development and resilience. It is the first of its kind in the Caribbean...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, making his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 3.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Work under REACH Programme to Be Completed by End of June

Work under the Government’s Relief, Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme is expected to be completed by the end of June 2025. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for works, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided an update on the programme while making his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, observe as Member of Parliament for Kingston Central, Donovan Williams (right), assists New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary Clive Griffiths to sign the social contract for his home during the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially hand over the unit to him in Franklin Town, Kingston, on Wednesday (June 4). Mr. Griffiths, who is visually impaired, received a three-bedroom home for himself and his family.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

NSHP Homes are Investments in Families and Communities – PM Holness

Andrew Holness, says homes built under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) are investments, not only in the beneficiaries but also in their communities. He was speaking during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday (June 4) for a home that was handed over to NSHP beneficiary, Clive Griffiths, in Franklin Town, Kingston Central. “This house is the property of Mr....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), commissions the new $23-million water supply system in the Lapland District of Catadupa, St. James, on Wednesday, June 4. He is joined by (from left) Chairman of the Rural Water Supply Limited, Omar Sweeney; Councillor for the Cambridge Division, Javin Baker; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis; and Chairman of the function, Everes Coke.

8 months ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Hundreds of Residents to Benefit from Water Supply System in Lapland, St. James

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, officially commissioned a new $23-million water supply system in the Lapland District of Catadupa, St. James, on June 4. The project, implemented by Rural Water Supply Limited, features a 20,000-gallon storage capacity, powered entirely by solar energy. It is designed to serve approximately 1,000 residents...