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WPM Waste Management Limited team members participate in the repurposing of disposable material into flower pots during Tuesday’s (February 13) ‘For the Love of the Environment Cleanup and Beautification Initiative’ in Cooper
WPM Waste Management Limited team members participate in the repurposing of disposable material into flower pots during Tuesday’s (February 13) ‘For the Love of the Environment Cleanup and Beautification Initiative’ in Cooper's Pen, Trelawny, which was spearheaded by the entity. From left are: Fleet Manager, Lloyd Young; Regional Operations Manager, Edward Muir; Sweepers, Fayann Brown and Tanika Haye; Enforcement Officer, Allistair Black; and Sweeper, Ingrid Barrett

WPM Waste Management Limited Undertakes Beautification in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny

Residents of Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny are the beneficiaries of a major beautification exercise that was undertaken by WPM Waste Management Limited on Tuesday (February 13). The engagement, dubbed ‘For the Love of the Environment Cleanup and Beautification Initiative’ and...
Manager of the Public Education Corporate Communications Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Angela Hamilton, delivers remarks at the eighth staging of the agency’s sensitisation session for students who will be sitting Geography in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. The hybrid event was held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Manager of the Public Education Corporate Communications Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Angela Hamilton, delivers remarks at the eighth staging of the agency’s sensitisation session for students who will be sitting Geography in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. The hybrid event was held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

NEPA Hosts Annual Sensitisation Session for CSEC Geography Students
Logo of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).
Logo of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).

NEPA to Host Eighth CSEC Examination Student Sensitisation Webinar on February 8
An aerial view of a section of the Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon.
An aerial view of a section of the Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon.

Several Activities Slated to Mark World Wetlands Day in Jamaica
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Reggae Month Church Service held on Sunday, January 28.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Reggae Month Church Service held on Sunday, January 28.

Reggae Month 2024 to Begin with a Tribute to Dennis Brown

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Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry, addresses Friday’s (January 19) launch of the Jamaica Mangroves Plus Project at the AC Hotel in Kingston.  
Environment

Jamaica’s Mangroves Being Strengthened under Four-Year Project

Jamaica’s mangrove ecosystem is being strengthened under a project being implemented by the Forestry Department over a four-year period. The Jamaica Mangroves Plus Project, which began in late 2023 and will run until 2027, is funded by a grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, displays a document while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on January 19.
Environment

Ban on Plastic Lunch Boxes June 1

The target date for the ban on plastic lunch boxes and personal care products with microplastic beads is June 1. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during his presentation in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on January 19. “We have taken...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Environment

Regulations to Remove Microplastics from Personal Care Products Soon

Regulations will soon be developed and introduced in Parliament for the removal of microplastics from personal care products as well as the prohibition of plastic lunch boxes. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, provided an update on the country’s sustainability and waste management efforts, during the opening of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Executive Chairman, Recycling Partners of Jamaica, Dr. Damien King, during the official opening of the entity’s recycling plant at Naggo Head in Portmore, St. Catherine on Thursday (December 14). At centre is Senior Superintendent of Police, St. Catherine South Division, Christopher Phillips.
EnvironmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Pursuing Development of Policy for Mandatory Plastic Waste Separation and Recycling

The Government has announced plans to mandate plastic separation and recycling by all ministries, departments, agencies and statutory bodies as part of the management of solid waste. Addressing the opening of a new recycling plant by Recycling Partners of Jamaica at Naggo Head, Portmore, St. Catherine, on Thursday (December 14), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said legislation will...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (December 13) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
Climate ChangeEnvironmentForeign Affairs

Senator Samuda to Make Statement on Jamaica’s Participation in COP28

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is expected to make a ministerial statement this week on Jamaica’s participation in the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28). The announcement was made by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon....
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Managing Director, INAMI Management Services Limited, Donovan Betancourt (left), in discussion with entertainer, Jeffery “Agent Sasco” Campbell, during the Digicel Foundation’s recent handover of grants to environmental projects ceremony in downtown Kingston. Through the ‘Good Energy, Clean Environment’ grant campaign, the Digicel Foundation identified and selected 13 projects across 10 parishes that align with its mission to create positive environmental impact.
CommerceEnvironment

PHOTOS: Digicel Foundation Grant Campaign

Managing Director, INAMI Management Services Limited, Donovan Betancourt (left), in discussion with entertainer, Jeffery “Agent Sasco” Campbell, during the Digicel Foundation’s recent handover of grants to environmental projects ceremony in downtown Kingston. Through the ‘Good Energy, Clean Environment’ grant campaign, the Digicel Foundation identified and selected 13 projects across 10 parishes that align with its mission to create positive environmental impact.
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Climate ChangeEnvironmentForeign AffairsTourism

Bartlett at COP 28, to Present Inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Awards

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he is attending COP 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023, with global leaders, government representatives and other leading stakeholders, discussing how to limit and prepare for climate change. During his visit to the UAE, Minister Bartlett will be presenting the inaugural Global Tourism...
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