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Park Ranger with the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), Anthony King, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (November 21).

JCDT Encourages Citizens to Help Protect the Blue and John Crow Mountains

The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) is encouraging citizens to join hands in safeguarding the Blue and John Crow Mountains. Park Ranger with the JCDT, Anthony King, has made the call in light of growing environmental challenges, such as...

His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (right), is given a boat tour of the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary in St. Mary on Tuesday (November 19).

Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary Could Get Additional UNDP Funding

Fishing Boats at the White River Fishing Village in St. Ann.

MAJ Urges Caution by Boaters and Mariners

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Universe 2024, Rachel Silvera (centre), and Director, Legal and Enforcement Services, NEPA, Kimberly Myrie Essor. Occasion was a courtesy call by Miss Silvera at NEPA's offices at 10 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5 on Friday (October 11).

PHOTOS: Miss Universe Courtesy Call At NEPA

Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nardia McLaren (centre), leads a tree-planting exercise at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Outreach Centre in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, in observance of National Tree Planting Day, which was observed on Friday (October 4). Also taking part are (from left) Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) volunteer at the outreach centre, Moeko Mabuchi; Counsellor at the Centre, Francesca Porteous; Counsellor at the Centre, Janice Honeyghan; Centre Manager, Latoya Johnson-Jakkala; Records Officer at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Rose-Anna Smith Neufville, and Rural Sociologist at the Bureau, Monique Fitzgerald.

Bureau of Gender Affairs Plants Trees at Women’s Centre in Santa Cruz

Research Officer, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gerald McDermott (right), is assisted by students from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with planting a tree in observance of National Tree-Planting Day on Friday (October 4). Looking on is Principal of the institution, Anna Dallas.

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PHOTOS: BGA Plants Tree At The YMCA In Spanish Town

Research Officer, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gerald McDermott (right), is assisted by students from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with planting a tree in observance of National Tree-Planting Day on Friday (October 4). Looking on is Principal of the institution, Anna Dallas.

David McLeod and Winsome Carter of Brown’s Town Community College remove plastic bottles, cans and other debris from the Red Cross Peach Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, on September 21.

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JCSA Partners With Farmers Group To Clean Beaches In St. Ann And Trelawny

The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) partnered with the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmers Group Ltd. to undertake a beach cleanup in Discovery Bay, St. Ann; and Braco, Trelawny, on September 21. This initiative, which formed part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day observed globally on the third Saturday in September, targeted the Red Cross Peach Beach and Scenic View Beach...

Director of Arts Development and Training, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrew Brodber.

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Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in Performing Arts to Be Announced Oct. 1

The winner of the Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts will be announced on Tuesday, October 1 at the Little Theatre, Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston. Five top institutions have been nominated for this year’s Award, including the Godfrey Stewart Performing Arts Society, Green Island High School, Port Antonio Theatre Group, Ardenne High School and St. Jago...

International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day volunteers at the Jobson Bay Eco Beach Park in Trelawny, on Saturday, September 21.

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Scores of Volunteers Turn Out for ICC Day

Scores of volunteers turned out at Fisherman’s Beach in St. James and Jobson Bay Eco Beach Park in Trelawny on September 21 to participate in clean-up activities, as part of the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day. ICC Day is observed annually on the third Saturday of September and is dedicated to raising public awareness about the importance of coastal cleanliness...

Teacher at Robin’s Bay Primary School in St. Mary, Judith Stubbs, participates in a clean-up of Robin’s Bay Beach on September 12.

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Robin’s Bay Beach In St. Mary Gets Cleaned Up

MORANT BAY, September 20 (JIS): The Robin’s Bay Beach in St. Mary now sports a new look, thanks to a recent community stakeholder clean-up exercise. This initiative was led by GATE Recycling Groups in partnership with Robin’s Bay Primary School and Robin’s Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church. Some 3,000 soda bottles, 1,500 juice bottles, garbage and debris were removed during the...

Ozone Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake.

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Jamaica to Join in World Ozone Day Commemoration on September 16

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, more commonly known as World Ozone Day, on Monday, September 16. To mark the day, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), through its National Ozone Unit, will host several activities aimed at empowering citizens to play their part in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third right), with members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team who participated in International Coastal Clean-up Day activities at the Shipwreck Beach in Kingston on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

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NEPA to Clean Coastlines on September 21 and 22

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be conducting clean-up activities at two prominent locations for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2024. This annual global event, which champions the preservation of oceans and coastlines, will take place on September 21 and 22, beginning at 7:00 a.m. at the Palisadoes Shipwreck in Port Royal and the Half Moon Bay Beach in...