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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles (right), in discussion with (from left) Technical Consultant, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Developer, RealDecoy, Sheldon Small; Manager, Home Entertainment and Fixed Networks, Digicel Jamaica, Marlon Hinds; GIS/Business Analyst, Jamaica National Group, Josette Smith-Scott; and Senior Project Manager, Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Luke Buchanan. Occasion was the virtual staging of the 11th GIS Business Executive Forum, which was broadcast from Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 9).

GIS Technology Agreement To Boost Productivity In Government Entities

The productivity and efficiency of more than 260 government entities are expected to improve greatly with the use of newly acquired geographic information System (GIS) technology. This follows a new enterprise licence agreement Jamaica has entered into with American technology...

Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Simone Lloyd.

Business Executive Forum Kicks Off Geography Awareness Week Tuesday

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

PM Welcomes Support For SIDS To Address Climate Change

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks in the House of Representatives on October 27.

Jamaica To Participate In Climate Change Conference In Scotland

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (left), points out features of a hibiscus plant, during National Tree Planting Day activities at the Forestry Department in Constant Spring, St. Andrew, recently. At centre is Head of European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.

Kingston And St. Andrew to Benefit From CityAdapt Project

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), listens while head of Asco Project Consultants, Hugh Scott (right), outlines features of the St. Catherine-based Orchards Estate. The Minister and representatives from agencies under his Ministry were on a recent tour of the development. Others pictured from left are: Chairman of the Real Estate Board (REB), Andrew James, and Councillor for the Horizon Park Division, Jennifer Hull.

5 years ago Environment

COP26 A Defining Moment for Climate Change Mitigation

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says more commitment is required from the international community to achieve environment targets. The Minister, who will be heading to Glasgow in the United Kingdom (UK) at the end of the month to attend the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), said...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

5 years ago CabinetCommunityDevelopmentEnvironment

Cabinet Approves Greater Bernard Lodge Privatisation Transaction Strategy

Cabinet has given approval for the Transaction Strategy and Implementation Phase for the privatisation of the Greater Bernard Lodge (GBL) Development Project Lands. The objective of the privatisation is to attract private-sector investment to build out the GBL Development. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing....

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in dialogue with Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen (centre) and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry, about the new offering of potted fruit trees on sale at the Department, on National Tree Planting Day, October 1. The Forestry Department is now selling potted June plum, fig and mulberry plants from its 173 Constant Spring Road offices.

5 years ago Environment

Potted Fruit Trees Now Available At The Forestry Department

The Forestry Department has added another offering to its products and services to the public. In addition to its usual potted plants, the Department is now offering potted fruit trees from its Constant Spring offices. Principal Director, Forest Operations, Jerome Smith, made the announcement at the Department’s National Tree Planting Day Ceremony held on October 1. “We actually looked at...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right) in dialogue with Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (left) and

Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, on National Tree Planting Day, October 1, at the Forestry Department.

5 years ago Environment

Forestry Department Forges Partnerships Under Tree Planting Initiative

The Forestry Department has forged new partnerships which will enable the country to meet the National Tree Planting Initiative (NTPI) of three million trees in three years. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry, while speaking at the Department’s National Tree Plating Day Ceremony on October 1. “I must thank some of our newest...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

5 years ago Environment

Country’s NDC Implementation Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Launched

Jamaica’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Plan, which outlines the country’s strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate the effects of climate change, has been officially launched. The plan was launched by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (September 29). Mr. Charles Jr., who is...

Director of the Meteorological Service Branch within the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Evan Thompson (right), contributes to discussion at an environmental and sustainable living forum hosted by the Webster Memorial United Church, at its Half-Way Tree Road location on Sunday (September 26) in observance of World Environmental Health Day. Others participating in the session (from left) are Coastal and Environmental Engineer, Danielle Dowding-Gooden; Pastor of the church, Rev. Astor Carlyle; and General Secretary of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Norbert Stephens.

5 years ago Environment

Church Encourages Greater Environmental Stewardship

As the nation marked World Environmental Health Day on Sunday (September 26), the Webster Memorial United Church on Half-Way Tree Road hosted an environmental and sustainable living forum as part of its harvest sermon. The event explored current environmental issues and encouraged citizens to become stewards of the environment by adopting eco-friendly practices. General Secretary of the United Church in...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) greets Managing Director of Bundah and Sons Construction Ltd, André Bundah, at the contract signing ceremony for the Crooked River, Annotto Bay Hurricane Sandy Relocation Project, held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston, today (September 24).

5 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironment

Third Phase of Annotto Bay Relocation Project to Begin

The Crooked River, Annotto Bay Hurricane Sandy Relocation Project will move into its third phase of development, says Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The scope of work entails the construction of a Storm Water Drainage System and the Subdivision access roadway, which is valued at $14,905,235. Mr. Charles Jr. made the announcement...