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Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Charles Grant, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, March 13.

ICENS Acquires Gamma Irradiation Technology

A multipurpose gamma irradiation machine, which will be used in combatting the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito, to boost the production of climate change-resilient crops, among other benefits, is expected to arrive in the island by May. The gamma irradiation process...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions posed during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

Jamaica on Track to Exceed Emission Reduction Target

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

$95 Million Earmarked for IWECO PROJECT

Revetments will be built to protect the coastal towns of Buff Bay, Portland and Annotto Bay, St. Mary.

Revetments to Be Built to Protect Buff Bay and Annotto Bay

Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (left), and Acting Communications Manager at the Early Childhood Commission, Sophia Stewart (right), present environmental learning aids to educator at Beaming Brite Sparks Basic School, Veronica Fairclough. The handover ceremony was held at NEPAS’s Caledonia offices in Kingston on Friday (February 23).

PHOTOS: NEPA Presents Environmental Learning Aids to Early Childhood Institutions

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Entries Invited for Earth Day Competition

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica, a division of the Institute of Jamaica, is inviting entries for its Earth Day 2024 Competition, which will be hosted under the theme ‘Planet vs. Plastic’. This is in observance of Earth Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, April 22. The competition is open to all children and youth aged 12 to 19...

A student from one of the previous training sessions, hosted under the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) National Schools Environment Club Programme, displays paraphernalia provided by the entity.

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NEPA Partnering with UNICEF to Develop Environmental Stewards

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is partnering with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to host a one-day seminar aimed at empowering students to become better environmental stewards. This collaboration will see pupils from 15 secondary schools across the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region 3, converging on the grounds of Knox College in Spaulding, Clarendon, on Thursday,...

Acting Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), David Wan (seated left), and Executive Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Dr. Colin Young (seated right), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising the strengthened partnership between the entities, during a ceremony at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 21). Witnessing the signing (from left) are: General Manager for DBJ’s Project Management Office, Hugh Grant, and Chair, CCCCC Board of Governors, Una May Gordon.

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DBJ Signs MoU with Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre to Strengthen Collaboration

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration, particularly in addressing challenges linked to accessing and mobilising climate finance for CARICOM Member States. The MoU was signed at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 21) by DBJ Acting Managing Director, David...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, at the launch of the ‘Regional Climate Finance Programme: Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme for the Caribbean’, today (February 20), at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston.

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Jamaica to Benefit From UK Investment in Climate Change Programmes in Caribbean

Jamaica has welcomed the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) investment of £1.7 million in the Caribbean on Climate Change programmes as a major boost to protect critical economic infrastructure. Speaking at the launch of the ‘Regional Climate Finance Programme: Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme for the Caribbean’, today (February 20), at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, Minister...

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

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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 which doubled as a Valentine’s Day project, was aimed at enhancing the community’s appeal, particularly for tourism, and promoting an...

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.

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NEPA Hosts Annual Sensitisation Session for CSEC Geography Students

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) successfully hosted the eighth staging of its annual sensitisation session for students who will be sitting Geography in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. Tailored specifically for fourth and fifth-form students, the event took a hybrid approach, providing a platform for them to enhance their understanding of key geographical concepts, deepen their...

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NEPA to Host Eighth CSEC Examination Student Sensitisation Webinar on February 8

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will host the eighth staging of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination Student Sensitisation webinar on February 8. The event will target fourth and fifth form students sitting the CSEC Geography examination, and aid them in preparing their School-Based Assessment (SBA) papers. A Ministry of Education and Youth bulletin indicates that the...