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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (second from left), assists a volunteer in weighing a bag of plastic waste, which was removed from Dead End Beach in St. James during World Oceans Day clean up on Thursday (June 8). Other volunteers wait to weight bags of garbage. The day’s activities, which included clean up of the Fisherman’s Beach, was spearheaded by WPM Waste Management Limited.

Volunteers Remove Plastic Waste from Fisherman’s and Dead-End Beaches

Scores of volunteers engaged in cleanup activities at the Fisherman’s and Dead-End beaches in St. James on Thursday (June 8) to mark World Oceans Day. Community Relations Officer at WPM Waste Management Limited, which spearheaded the day’s exercise, Sharnon Williams,...

(File Photo)Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry, plant a sapling as part of the launch of the urban tree planting thrust, at Jamaica House on Saturday (January 28).

Forestry Department to Maintain Seedlings Planted Along Highway 2000

Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, Ramsay McDonald (centre), delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ programme held recently at NEPA’s head office in Kingston. Listening are Chief Operating Officer at the JPS Company Limited, Gary Barrow (left) and Director of the JPS Foundation, Winsome Callum.

JPS Foundation Supporting Environmental Protection

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams.

St. James Municipal Corporation to Plant 50 Trees at Salt Spring Primary and Maldon High Schools

From left (seated): Chief Executive Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight; Chief Operating Officer at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Limited, Gary Barrow and Deputy Chairman of the JPS Foundation Limited, Ramsay McDonald, sign a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for NEPA’s ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ programme, at the Agency’s headquarters in Kingston, on Thursday, May 18. Witnessing the signing are (from left, standing) NEPA’s Director of Planning, Projects, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Division, Ainsworth Carroll; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda and Director of the JPS Foundation Limited, Winsome Callum.

MOU Signed for ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’ Programme

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing stakeholders at the launch of the CoralCarib project at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 25.

3 years ago Environment

Gov’t Committed to Protecting Natural Environment

The Government remains committed to providing an enabling framework to support the conservation and management of the country’s natural ecosystems to build climate resilience and promote a sustainable blue economy. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in making the declaration noted that strides have been made in this regard....

3 years ago DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Temporary Closure of Reach Falls

Further to the notice issued on Saturday 22 April regarding the temporary closure of Reach Falls, the public is further advised that the attraction will remain closed until it is safely able to welcome guests. During a joint site visit by representatives of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), National Fisheries Authority (NFA) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)...

Project Manager at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dione Chambers, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s offices on Half-Way Tree Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (April 18).

3 years ago Environment

Developers, Citizens Urged to Check Development Orders

Developers and citizens interested in learning about the regulations and guidelines that govern development in any given area are being encouraged to examine the Development Orders prepared by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). A Development Order is a legal document used to guide land use in the area to which it applies. It enables the Local Planning Authority...

President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Michel Gantois (left), accepts a Red Mangrove sapling from Environmental Officer, Protected Areas Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Italee Patterson (centre), for planting at Sturridge Park, Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area in Kingston recently. With them is Acting Coordinator for Ecosystems, Ecosystems Management Branch, NEPA, Chanel Raynor.

3 years ago Environment

NEPA Encourages Corporate Jamaica to ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is encouraging Corporate Jamaica to partner with it on its Adopt-A-Mangrove programme. The undertaking is a new initiative by NEPA and an extension of wetland restoration projects and other volunteer efforts geared towards the protection, conservation, and replenishment of mangroves. Revitalising this vital ecosystem will serve to strengthen the core function of mangroves,...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.

3 years ago Environment

Government To Ratify SPAW Protocol First Quarter of New Fiscal Year

The Government is working to finally ratify the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, which begins on April 1. This was revealed during a virtual press conference of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), on Thursday, March 30. The entity’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter...

Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (third left), plants a soursop tree to commemorate the International Day of Forests at the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School, today (March 21). He is assisted by (from left) Nathaniel Campbell, Kai Hamilton and the school’s Principal, Michelle Wiggins.

3 years ago Environment

MET Service Joins with Forestry Dept. to Plant Trees

In celebration of the International Day of Forests today (March 21), the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has joined the National Forestry Department in its thrust to plant more trees. Principal Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, told JIS News that to ensure enough trees are planted to replace those that have been cut down, members of his team journeyed...

Director of Environmental Management, Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, is presented with the educational children’s activity and colouring book ‘POPs and the Family’ by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio. The book, which is intended for national distribution, is a specialised public-education product designed to help children identify and avoid persistent organic pollutants (POPs) commonly found in certain industries and substances in Jamaica. The handover ceremony was held on Thursday (March 9) at NEPA’s offices in Kingston. UNDP and NEPA are undertaking the public-education initiative as part of a comprehensive national project to reduce and eventually eliminate the importation, stockpiling and use of sources of POPs in Jamaica. POPs are present in widely used chemicals such as dielectric fluids in electrical equipment, flame retardants and pesticides. Exposure to POPs is hazardous to human health and has been linked to chronic illnesses, certain cancers, birth defects, and dysfunctional immune and reproductive systems.

3 years ago EducationEnvironment

PHOTOS: UNDP Hands Over Educational Children’s Book to NEPA

Director of Environmental Management, Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, is presented with the educational children’s activity and colouring book ‘POPs and the Family’ by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio. The book, which is intended for national distribution, is a specialised public-education product designed to help children identify and avoid persistent organic...