The Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition is deemed to be reflective of the values of pride, responsibility and community stewardship. This, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Faval Williams, who was speaking during the competition’s awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Mrs. Williams said the programme, which falls under...

Scores of environmental wardens have been certified and recognised for their involvement in community sanitation, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The JSIF’s Environmental Wardens Programme was implemented under the second phase of the Government of Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP 2) Solid Waste Management cycle four sub-project. The Environmental...

Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. He provided an update while making his contribution to the Appropriations Bill, 2024, debate in the Senate on Wednesday (March 27). Senator Samuda said amendments will be made to the Wildlife Protection Act...

The Jamaican delegation to the recent regional forum on ecosystem restoration benefitted from exchanges on preserving biodiversity and strengthening climate change resilience. Held in Trinidad and Tobago from March 13 to 17, the seminar was facilitated by the United States Forest Service (USFS) through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme. The Jamaican delegation included representatives from the Forestry...

Assessments and hazard maps have been completed for eight priority coastal areas. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21). “We have already successfully implemented the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Revetment that protects one kilometre of shoreline and the adjacent economic...

Citizens residing in western Jamaica are being invited to participate in a plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department in recognition of International Day of Forests, on Thursday (March 21). The one-day event will be held at the entity’s northwest regional office located at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, from 10:00 a.m....

A multipurpose gamma irradiation machine, which will be used in combatting the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito, to boost the production of climate change-resilient crops, among other benefits, is expected to arrive in the island by May. The gamma irradiation process uses Cobalt 60 radiation for a variety of applications, including sterilisation, decontamination and materials modification. It has proven to be...

The Government has indicated that Jamaica is well on its way to not just achieving but exceeding its emission reduction target by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, responding to questions at today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, underscored that the sectors...

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica, a division of the Institute of Jamaica, is inviting entries for its Earth Day 2024 Competition, which will be hosted under the theme ‘Planet vs. Plastic’. This is in observance of Earth Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, April 22. The competition is open to all children and youth aged 12 to 19...