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Salt Marsh mangrove in Falmouth, Trelawny.
Salt Marsh mangrove in Falmouth, Trelawny.

NEPA Calls On Jamaicans To Consider Ways To Help Safeguard The Natural 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...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Wednesday, May 29.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Wednesday, May 29.

PM Reminds Jamaicans to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson.
Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson.

NEPA Protecting Winns Morass Wetlands in Falmouth
An aerial view of the Winns Morass in Falmouth, Trelawny.
An aerial view of the Winns Morass in Falmouth, Trelawny.

NEPA Engaging Rock Community on Wetlands Tour to Mark International Day for Biodiversity
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated), signs the Memorandum of Understanding for the STEP UP programme, during the initiative’s official launch at the Corporation’s chambers on Friday (May 10). Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) St. James Municipal Corporation, Naudia Crosskill; Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) St. James Chapter President, Suzette Ramdanie-Linton; CEO, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard A. Francis; Regional Operations Manager of WPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir; Acting Senior Superintendent of the Jamaica Fire Brigade – St. James, Raymond Desouza; and Executive Secretary at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Cassandra Watson.
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated), signs the Memorandum of Understanding for the STEP UP programme, during the initiative’s official launch at the Corporation’s chambers on Friday (May 10). Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) St. James Municipal Corporation, Naudia Crosskill; Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) St. James Chapter President, Suzette Ramdanie-Linton; CEO, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard A. Francis; Regional Operations Manager of WPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir; Acting Senior Superintendent of the Jamaica Fire Brigade – St. James, Raymond Desouza; and Executive Secretary at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Cassandra Watson.

Step Up Programme Launched

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.
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Minister Morgan Travels to Guyana for World Press Freedom Day Activities

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is scheduled to depart Jamaica today (May 1) for UNESCO World Press Freedom Day observances in Georgetown, Guyana. During the visit, Minister Morgan will participate in the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Jamaica and Guyana, which will see...
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Staff members from the Jamaica Fire Brigade – Area 2, the Forestry Department, and Sandals Resorts International participate in Sandals Foundation’s Earth Day activity (tree planting) at the Dunn’s River Watershed at Bogue Estate in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 22.
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Trees Planted at Dunns River Watershed on Earth Day

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), in partnership with the Forestry Department and the Sandals Foundation, planted 250 forest seedlings at the Dunns River Watershed, located at Bogue Estate in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, in recognition of Earth Day on April 22. Some 50 volunteers from the three organisations carried out the activity. Assistant Commissioner at the JFB in Charge of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch of The Great Mangrove Cleanup, held at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street in Kingston.
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Hundreds of Volunteers Expected for Great Mangrove Cleanup along Kingston Harbour on April 27

One thousand five hundred volunteers are expected to participate in the Great Mangrove Cleanup slated for Saturday, April 27, along Kingston Harbour. The initiative is organised by the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project (KHCP), in collaboration with the GraceKennedy Foundation, the Ocean Cleanup and Clean Harbours Jamaica. It aims to clean and gather data on the type and quantity of waste...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP
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Jamaica, International Financial Institutions, Donors Collaborate on Establishing a Programmatic Approach to Finance Climate Needs

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ), the Development Bank of Jamaica, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank Group, European Investment Bank as part of Team Europe, USAID, and the United Kingdom, are discussing a framework to establish a ‘Blue Green Facility’ –a blended financing structure–of up to USD 500 million over five years, which would...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Best Kept School trophy to Groundsman at Edward Seaga Primary School, Donovan Moulton (second left). The presentation was made during the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Also participating are: JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), and Principal of the school, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson.
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JSIF Lauded for Implementing Best Kept School Competition

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...
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