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Head of the Environmental Unit at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Worrell Lyew-You, has said that bauxite companies have been complying with the required standards as it relates to the level of dust emission in the environment. According to Mr. Lyew-You, dust nuisance was the main complaint from persons living in bauxite communities, but through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

The Northern Jamaica Conservation Association (NJCA), has embarked on an environmental education project. The project, supported by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), CHASE Fund, St. Ann Chamber of Commerce and Macmillan Caribbean, is aimed at beautifying the town of Ocho Rios with artwork in an attractive, long-lasting format that will promote appreciation and conservation of the natural environment. Environmentalist...

Users of the Priory beach and Seville River in St. Ann are benefiting from more aesthetic surroundings thanks to the efforts of the Marcus Garvey Technical High School 4-H Club. The club members recently cleaned up the facilities as part of their Environmental Challenge Project. 4-H Club leader at the school, Glenroy Williams, told JIS News that the project, which...

The Land and Environment Ministry has pledged to have its proposed National Minerals Policy before Parliament by year-end. Director of the Ministry's Mine Monitoring Unit, Oral Rainford told JIS News that the policy titled, 'The Minerals Industry: Ensuring a Sustainable Minerals Industry' would serve to improve standards within the industry, especially the quarrying sector, and create a level playing field...

To raise the level of awareness among young people on major environmental issues and the importance of conservation and resource management, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) recently held a special seminar for schools at the Ridgemount United Church in Mandeville. In her address, CAC Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen underscored the need for all consumers, including students to do their...

Members of The House of Nyahbingi tribe of Rastafarians in Manchester are to receive two large shipments of hurricane recovery items from the Rastafarian Relief Fund, a Miami-based charity set up to assist members of the Rastafarian tribe worldwide. The items, valued at over US$2,000, include non-perishable foods, personal hygiene items and clothing. The money for the purchases was raised...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has stated that Jamaica's contribution to countries affected by the tsunami disaster in South Asia could take the form of monetary assistance given the magnitude of the disaster and the cost of sending personnel and relief supplies over long distances. Mr. Patterson made the comment during a radio interview on Wednesday (Dec. 29). The Prime Minister...

Land and Environment Minister, Dean Peart today (Dec. 29) convened a meeting with technical officials within the Ministry and its affiliate agencies to discuss the establishment of a tsunami warning system for the Caribbean. The meeting comes against the overwhelming loss of lives, estimated to be over 70,000 and damage to infrastructure in South Asia as a result of the...

The Office of the National Reconstruction (ONR) is helping Jamaican farmers, who suffered devastating losses during Hurricane Ivan, to sow seeds of growth, by providing them with the necessary tools and supplies to begin the replanting process. Agricultural Consultant at the ONR, Neville Condappa, tells JIS News that since October, farmers have been receiving vouchers to purchase fertiliser, seeds, and...

Reconstruction work is to be carried out on some 14 schools in Clarendon under the first phase of the Hurricane Ivan Reconstruction programme being carried out by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). In a JIS News interview on Monday (November 29), Omar Sweeney, Operations Manager at JSIF said that the schools are part of a total of 47 schools...

The Jamaican Association of Bermuda has donated over US$8,000 in cash and kind to the country's recovery effort, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan in early September of this year. Of this amount, US$5,000 in cash will go to the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR). A container of food, adult and baby clothing, valued at approximately US$3,400, which has...

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has announced plans to upgrade the Winifred public beach in Fairy Hill Portland, to enhance its appeal to locals and visitors. Dr. Andre Minott, Chief Planner for the UDC, who was speaking at a stakeholders meeting at the Fern Hill Hotel in San San on November 25, informed that the proposed development would be eco-friendly...