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Sandals Foundation to Plant 10,000 Trees By June 2022 to Strengthen Caribbean Environmental Conservation Efforts

As organizations around the world mobilize their networks to commemorate Earth Day on April 22, Sandals Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International – is intensifying its Caribbean conservation efforts by committing to plant 10,000 trees by June...

Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Climate Innovation Center, Carlinton Burrell.

Enterprising Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Participate In Climate Launchpad Programme

Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) Associate Director, Emme Christie.

Climate Change Youth Council Staging Activities To Mark Earth Day On April 22

Manager for the Applications Secretariat Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson.

NEPA Reminding Persons To Renew Sludge And Wastewater Licence

Manager of the Applications Secretariat Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

NEPA Ready To Assist With Renewal Of Beach Licences, Environmental Permits

Senior geographic information systems (GIS) Manager and Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Simone Lloyd.

5 years ago Environment

NSDMB Committed To GIS Awareness And Training

The National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) remains committed to raising awareness about developments in the geographic information systems (GIS) field and equipping educators with the necessary resources to impart GIS knowledge, despite challenges brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For over a decade, the entity has engaged students and teachers in interactive expositions and competitions and training in...

Manager for the Applications Secretariat Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. (Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson)

5 years ago Environment

Beach Licences Must Be Renewed By March 31

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding beach operators that all licences must be renewed by March 31. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (March 16), Manager of NEPA’s Applications Secretariat Branch, Miguel Nelson, said that under the Beach Control (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations of 2015, licences are valid for one year and should be renewed annually by...

Applications Secretariat Branch Manager at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 16 about the agency

5 years ago Environment

Applications for Renewal of Environmental Permits Must Be Delivered to NEPA

Applications for the renewal of environmental permits must be delivered to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), says Applications Secretariat Branch Manager, Miguel Nelson. While the Jamaica Development Application Portal (JDAP) utilised by the agency allows for online application submissions, Mr. Nelson explained that the configuration for the submission of renewals is being developed. Copies of applications for permit...

Manager for the Applications Secretariat Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 16.

5 years ago Environment

NEPA Calls On Persons To Renew Environmental Permits

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging persons holding environmental permits to renew them before the March 31, 2021 deadline. “The agency is encouraging all business operators, all persons who hold environmental permits that would have expired on the 31st of March 2020 and whose operations are continuing, to renew their environmental permits. So, persons are encouraged to...

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead.

5 years ago CommunityCoronavirusEnvironment

March 15 Is World Consumer Rights Day

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be observing World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2021 on Monday, March 15 under the theme ‘The COVID-Conscious Consumer: Food Security, Waste Disposal and Money Management.’ It is part of activities to mark World Consumer Rights Week from March 14 to 20. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, said...

Environmental Manager at the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Errol Mortley (left), and NROCC Managing Director, Ivan Anderson, participate in a tree-planting exercise along the North-South Highway in the vicinity of the Linstead Toll Plaza earlier this year. NROCC partnered with the Rotaract Club of the University of the West Indies, Mona, to plant 400 trees as part of the Prime Minister’s Three Million Trees Initiative.

5 years ago EnvironmentWorks / Construction

NROCC To Plant 30,000 Trees Over Four Years

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is planning to plant more than 30,000 trees in the next three to four years. In an interview with JIS News, Environmental Manager at NROCC, Errol Mortley, explained that this tree-planting initiative is tied to the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. He said the project will have a significant impact on trees,...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), cuts the ribbon to launch the first of three model housing units under phase one of the Edmund Ridge Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Director of Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited, Dong Wong; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, after whom the development is named.

5 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentHousingUrban Renewal

First Model Units Launched at Edmund Ridge Estate

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., officially launched the first of three model housing units under phase one of the new Edmund Ridge Estate development at Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). The development is named in honour of Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and is being spearheaded by the Housing...