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Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie (right), discusses the 'Polluter Pays' principle during a recent JIS Think Tank . Acting Senior Director of the Environment and Risk Management Branch within the Ministry, Nicole O’Reggio, looks on.

Jamaicans Will Be Required to Pay for Pollution

Jamaicans will soon be held financially responsible for correcting activities that pollute the environment under the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle. Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with United Kingdom High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (centre) and Charge d’Affaires United States Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre, during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston on Thursday (March 10).

PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Receives Courtesy Call

Mangroves provide a habitat for many species and offer storm surge protection.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Learn About The Value Of Wetlands

A Jamaican Iguana labelled for tracking in its natural Habitat in the Hellshire Hills of St. Catherine.

NEPA Plans To Release 1,000 Iguanas In Hellshire Hills

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks with reporters in the community of Russia in Savanna-la-Mar on Friday (February 25

Plan For Reopening Entertainment Sector Heads To Cabinet

4 years ago Budget 2022/2023EnvironmentFinance & Public ServicePrime Minister

UDC To Divest Lands During 2022/23

For the 2022/23 financial year, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will focus on the monetisation of its land assets through divestments, as well as the continuation of its project management functions. This is outlined in the 2022/23 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives. The document further noted that the UDC will continue...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, highlights a point while addressing Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

4 years ago EnvironmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Major Project To Begin In The Cockpit Country 2022/2023

The US$49-million biodiversity conservation project slated to be undertaken in the Cockpit Country has been approved for implementation by Cabinet. Entitled “Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using an Integrated Approach”, the project is being undertaken through funding by the Government of Jamaica, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Minister without Portfolio in the Office...

Newly appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), is greeted by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry, before being taken on a tour of the Department’s Constant Spring Road location in Kingston, on Thursday (February 10). Senator Samuda, who was appointed in January this year, has responsibility for the environment, climate change and water portfolio areas in the Ministry.

4 years ago Environment

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Tours Forestry Department

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (left), receives a plaque for ‘Best Decorated Front Office’ from Acting Principal Director, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Cabinet Office, Karlene McKenzie-Spencer, in recognition of the organisation’s participation in the recent National Customer Service Week observed from October 4 to 8 under the theme, ‘You… Me…We got the Power of Service Excellence’. It was hosted by members of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Office of the Cabinet and the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme. The handover ceremony was held on Wednesday (January 26), at the NLA’s corporate offices in Kingston.

4 years ago Environment

PHOTOS: Customer Service Week

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (left), receives a plaque for ‘Best Decorated Front Office’ from Acting Principal Director, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Cabinet Office, Karlene McKenzie-Spencer, in recognition of the organisation’s participation in the recent National Customer Service Week observed from October 4 to 8 under the theme, ‘You… Me…We got the...

Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, addressing Monday’s (January 3) virtual stakeholder briefing on the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) approval for the release of approximately 1, 324 hectares of lands in St. Ann to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, for mining.

4 years ago EnvironmentMining

NCRA Approves Release of Lands In St. Ann to Noranda For Mining

The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) has approved the release of approximately 1,324 hectares of lands in St. Ann for mining to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners. Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, made the disclosure during a virtual stakeholder briefing on the ‘NRCA’s Decision on Noranda’s Application for Mining in Special...

Western Regional Manager at the Urban Development Commission (UDC), Omar Simpson, speaking at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony held at Harmony Beach Park on Monday, (December 13).

4 years ago Environment

UDC Commences Work On Project To Protect Mo’Bay Waterfront

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has commenced work on a multi-million-dollar project to protect the Montego Bay waterfront in St. James. The project involves the restoration of six groynes to mitigate against further erosion of the city’s shoreline and prevent severe flooding. Speaking at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony held at Harmony Beach Park on Monday...

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon. (CDB Photo)

4 years ago Environment

CDB Ugres Countries To Strengthen Monitoring Frameworks For Climate Financing

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) are being encouraged to institute strong monitoring, compliance, and accountability frameworks to ensure that corruption does not restrict access to climate finance, and to facilitate timely implementation of climate change interventions for the benefit of the region’s citizens. President of the organisation, Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, in making the call, noted that...