MONTEGO BAY, June 9 (JIS): Citizens are being reminded that they are responsible for the proper disposal of solid waste they generate. This was reiterated by Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, while addressing an event at Green Pond High School in St. James on June 7 to mark the agency’s observance of National...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government continues to support national recycling efforts. Speaking during a statement to the Senate on Friday (June 7), Senator Samuda said Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) has now achieved an average 35 per cent recovery rate on the national monthly production...

KINGSTON, June 7 (JIS): The private sector will have six months from July 1 to deplete its existing stock of single-use plastic food containers on the domestic market, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. “All orders placed prior to July 1, 2024 can be landed; however, evidence of...

Students are being encouraged to become advocates for the environment and guardians of the ocean. “Advocacy starts with knowing. Your advocacy in protecting the environment doesn’t start when you become an adult; it starts right now. I want you to focus your studies from now on things that build your capacity and your ability to protect the environment,” said Minister...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing students who visited the Port Royal Marine Lab in Kingston on June 6 in celebration of World Oceans Day.

MPM Waste Management Limited staff are joined by students in displaying signs promoting environmental responsibility during an environmental awareness march from Red Hills Mall to Swallowfield Primary in Kingston on June 4. The event, held in observance of National Environmental Awareness Week from June 1-8, involved Swallowfield Primary School students, Social Development Commission (SDC) representatives, and White Hall Community Development...

As Jamaica joins other countries in observing World Environment Day on Wednesday, June 5, The Mico University College President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, is underscoring the crucial role of education in raising environmental awareness and promoting sustainable practices. Dr. Pinnock, who emphasises the importance of citizens being responsible and environmentally conscious, urges Jamaicans to see themselves as stewards of the environment....

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on Jamaicans to consider the ways in which they can help to safeguard the country’s natural environment and ecosystems. The call comes as NEPA gears up to observe National Environment Awareness Week 2024 from June 1 to 7, under the locally adopted theme ‘Accelerating Ecosystem Restoration – A Call to Action’....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of preparing for what is expected to be an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on June 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States has forecast an above-average season, with projections of 17 to 25 named storms, eight to 13 hurricanes,...