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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forest, Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry (right), plant a Lignum Vitae tree at the Youth Month tree-planting ceremony held on Wednesday (November 25) at Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. Observing are Executive Officer, Jamaica Millennium Vision for Youth, Garran Diviney (left); President of the organisation, Chad Rattray (second left) and Director of Agriculture and Fishing, Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (standing(.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forest, Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry (right), plant a Lignum Vitae tree at the Youth Month tree-planting ceremony held on Wednesday (November 25) at Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. Observing are Executive Officer, Jamaica Millennium Vision for Youth, Garran Diviney (left); President of the organisation, Chad Rattray (second left) and Director of Agriculture and Fishing, Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (standing(.

Food For The Poor Supports Three Million Trees Planting Initiative

Food For the Poor has committed to planting one million fruit and timber trees over the next three years. This is in support of the Government’s target to plant three million trees over three years under a national tree planting...
Project Manager for the Plastic Waste Minimisation Project, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA, Kashta Graham (centre), is pictured with (from left) Director of Lee’s Food Fair, Patrick Lee; Customer Service Representative at Magna, Ava Dawn Weir; shopper and participant in NEPA’s recycling drive, Patrick Morgan; and Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) Representatives Elijah Saulas and Jonathan Beckford, at the launch of the ‘Plastic Recycling Eco-Reward Pilot Programme’ at Lees Food Fair on Red Hills Road, St. Andrew, last month.
Project Manager for the Plastic Waste Minimisation Project, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA, Kashta Graham (centre), is pictured with (from left) Director of Lee’s Food Fair, Patrick Lee; Customer Service Representative at Magna, Ava Dawn Weir; shopper and participant in NEPA’s recycling drive, Patrick Morgan; and Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) Representatives Elijah Saulas and Jonathan Beckford, at the launch of the ‘Plastic Recycling Eco-Reward Pilot Programme’ at Lees Food Fair on Red Hills Road, St. Andrew, last month.

1,211 Pounds of Plastic Waste Already Collected Under NEPA’S Pilot Programme
British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad. (FILE)
British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad. (FILE)

Caribbean Developers Urged To Build With Nature In Mind
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Discovery Bay, in St. Ann, engage in a beautification project at the Discovery Bay High School, as part of efforts to boost the aesthetics of the institution.
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Discovery Bay, in St. Ann, engage in a beautification project at the Discovery Bay High School, as part of efforts to boost the aesthetics of the institution.

Discovery Bay High Gets Facelift
Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29. The Yallahs-Hope Project comes to an end this month. A completed socio-economic study of the watershed areas will inform stakeholders
Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29. The Yallahs-Hope Project comes to an end this month. A completed socio-economic study of the watershed areas will inform stakeholders' engagement activities post project.

NEPA Completes Socio-Economic Study of Yallahs and Hope Watersheds

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Residents of Anchovy, in St. James, participate in the environmental wardens training session, held recently in the community.
Environment

Persons Being Trained as Environmental Wardens

Approximately 200 residents from six vulnerable communities are being trained as Environmental Wardens, through the solid waste management initiative being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The initiative, a component of JSIF’s Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which is now in its second phase, is being funded by the Government of Jamaica. Persons being trained are from Treadlight...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third left), observes as Chairman, Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJ), Damien King (left), accepts keys for a box truck from Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo.), Stephen Edwards, during the handover ceremony, on Wednesday (October 21), at the recycling company’s Lake’s Pen address in St. Catherine. At right is Chief Financial Officer, RPJ, Wincella Cummings.
EnvironmentTourism

Recycling Partners of Jamaica Gets Truck from TPDCo.

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo.) has handed over a box truck, valued at approximately $7 million, to Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJ) as part of the Government’s commitment to environmental protection. Funding for the procurement of the unit was provided under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TPDCo. and the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The truck will serve...
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Two Sister Caves
EnvironmentTourism

JAMPRO and UDC Promote Investment in Eco-Tourism

First investment opportunity to be at Two Sisters Cave in Hellshire The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) are partnering to promote sustainable eco-tourism projects for local and international investment, with the first being the opportunity at the Two Sisters Cave in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The Agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, as they...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.,
Environment

Comments Invited on Draft Biosafety Policy for Jamaica

Members of the public are being invited to submit comments, concerns and suggestions on the draft Biosafety Policy for Jamaica, which was tabled in Parliament in June this year. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the call as he addressed a consultation on the policy hosted by the Ministry’s Environment and Risk...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks with Acting Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of the Forestry Department, Rainee Oliphant (left), in the plant nursery at the Forestry Department on Friday (October 2). At centre is Lois Morgan, who oversees the nursey. The Minister visited the Forestry Department to plant a tree in observance of National Tree Planting Day.
Environment

Persons Must Make Tree-Planting Regular Part of Their Daily Lives – Charles Jr.

As Jamaica observes National Tree Planting Day today (October 2), Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans to make tree-planting and maintenance a regular part of their daily lives. The Minister, who planted a Sweetwood Tree at the Forestry Department property in Kingston, on Friday (October 2), emphasised that the Government...
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