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Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (October 25).
Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (October 25).

Jamaica Celebrates World Town Planning Day on Nov. 8

World Town Planning Day 2023 will be celebrated in more than 30 countries, including Jamaica, on November 8 under the theme ‘Building Resilient Communities & Cities through Smart Solutions’. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Principal of Newell High School, Audrey Ellington, prepare to plant a mango tree as part of the expanded National School Garden Programme, which was launched during a World Food Day ceremony at the institution in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (October 19).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Principal of Newell High School, Audrey Ellington, prepare to plant a mango tree as part of the expanded National School Garden Programme, which was launched during a World Food Day ceremony at the institution in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (October 19).

New Backyard Gardening Programme to Roll Out November 1
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), admires a sculpture done by Artist and Founder, Khadabra Limited, Robert Campbell (left), during the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)/European Union (EU)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) development minerals programme final conference on Wednesday (October 18) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), admires a sculpture done by Artist and Founder, Khadabra Limited, Robert Campbell (left), during the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)/European Union (EU)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) development minerals programme final conference on Wednesday (October 18) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Greater Emphasis to Be Placed on Industrial Minerals
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be hosting a World Food Day ceremony and exposition at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be hosting a World Food Day ceremony and exposition at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

World Food Day Exhibition at Newell High School
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing Friday’s (October 13) sitting of the Senate.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing Friday’s (October 13) sitting of the Senate.

Gov’t’s Black Tanks Project to Be Rolled Out Shortly

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Principal Director of the Legal and Forest Enforcement Services Division at the Forestry Department, Philip Cross.
Environment

Forestry Department Takes Action to Protect Forest Reserves

Over the past two years, the Forestry Department took action against 12 persons who committed offences under the Forestry Act. The breaches included conducting commercial activities in forest management and protected areas without having the proper licences and permits, as well as felling trees and attempting to remove lumber from a forest reserve or forest estate. In an interview with...
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Principal Director of the Legal and Forest Enforcement Services Division at the Forestry Department, Philip Cross.
Environment

Penalties for Breaches of Forestry Act

Persons may be subject to fines or imprisonment if they are found guilty of breaching offences under the Forestry Act, says Principal Director of the Legal and Forest Enforcement Services Division at the Forestry Department, Philip Cross. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Cross explained that activities such as the cutting down of trees in a forest reserve...
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Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second left), is assisted by Grade Six Mannings Hill Primary School students, Zinoviea Hughes (left), and Raynor Gordon, during a tree planting exercise at the institution on Friday (October 6). Looking on is Senior Technical Advisor, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Clehan Williams. The exercise was held in observance of National Tree Planting Day.
EnvironmentForeign Affairs

PHOTO: Japan’s Ambassador Participates in Tree Planting Exercise at Mannings Hill Primary School

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second left), is assisted by Grade Six Mannings Hill Primary School students, Zinoviea Hughes (left), and Raynor Gordon, during a tree planting exercise at the institution on Friday (October 6). Looking on is Senior Technical Advisor, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Clehan Williams. The exercise was held in observance...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Forestry Department, and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (left), is assisted by Managing Director, Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited, Donna Howe, to plant a tree at Lydford Beulah Park Great House in St. Ann on Friday (October 6) to mark National Tree Planting Day.
Environment

1,000 Trees Planted at Lydford Beulah Park Great House in St. Ann

One thousand trees were planted at the Lydford Beulah Park Great House in St. Ann on Friday (October 6) to mark National Tree Planting Day. The initiative, which started in 2003, is an annual observance led by the Forestry Department, and celebrated on the first Friday in October. The undertaking aims to promote the value of trees while providing an...
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Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team remove garbage from the Shipwreck Beach along the Palisadoes Strip on September 16,  International Coastal Clean-up Day, 2023. 
Environment

Hundreds of Volunteers Remove 611 Bags of Garbage on ICC Day

A total of 881 volunteers joined the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to remove 611 bags of debris from four sites on September 16, International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day 2023. Of the total number of volunteers, 531 visited the largest site at Shipwreck Beach along the Palisadoes Strip, collecting 440 bags of recyclable and non-recyclable material, weighing approximately 4,299...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Sen. the Hon. Matthew Samuda (foreground, second left) is joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (foreground, third right), in planting a tree at the Excelsior High School in Kingston on Monday (September 25), as a part of Tourism Awareness Week 2023 activities. Looking on (in background, from left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Wade Mars; President of the Excelsior Past Students Association, Evan Thompson; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson; Deputy Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Peter Mullings; and upper-school students at Excelsior High.
Climate ChangeEnvironment

Forestry Department Distributing Trees

The Forestry Department is distributing a variety of timber and ornamental seedlings in observance of National Tree Planting Day (NTPD), October 6. The distribution period, which started on September 25, will run until October 13. During an interview with JIS News, the Agency’s Principal Director, Forest Operations, Jerome Smith, shared that the seedlings will be available for free at its...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Sen. the Hon. Matthew Samuda (foreground, second left) is joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (foreground, third right), in planting a tree at the Excelsior High School in Kingston on Monday (September 25), as a part of Tourism Awareness Week 2023 activities. Looking on (in background, from left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Wade Mars; President of the Excelsior Past Students Association, Evan Thompson; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson; Deputy Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Peter Mullings; and upper-school students at Excelsior High.
EnvironmentTourism

Jamaica Aiming for 40 Per Cent Land Mass Protection by 2030

The Government is seeking to increase Jamaica’s land mass protection to close to 40 per cent by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who made the disclosure, said this target surpasses the international goal of 30 per cent protection by...
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