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Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (centre), and Chairman of Recycling Partners, Dr. Damien King (2nd left), observe as (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Suzanne Stanley; and Ministry of Tourism officers, Maxine Gayle and Thelesha Warren, document details of debris collected during a clean-up exercise, organized by the TEF, at the Palisadoes go-kart track in Kingston on Saturday (September 21). The activity was part of the islandwide coastal clean-up initiative spearheaded by JET, for which the TEF was a major sponsor. The engagement was in keeping with activities marking International Coastal Clean Up Day.
Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (centre), and Chairman of Recycling Partners, Dr. Damien King (2nd left), observe as (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Suzanne Stanley; and Ministry of Tourism officers, Maxine Gayle and Thelesha Warren, document details of debris collected during a clean-up exercise, organized by the TEF, at the Palisadoes go-kart track in Kingston on Saturday (September 21). The activity was part of the islandwide coastal clean-up initiative spearheaded by JET, for which the TEF was a major sponsor. The engagement was in keeping with activities marking International Coastal Clean Up Day.

PHOTOS: Tourism Enhancement Fund Int’l Coastal Clean Up Day Activities

 
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a photograph of an eroded coastline, during a contract-signing ceremony to facilitate coastal assessment studies at eight areas across the island. The signing was held on Thursday (September 19), at the offices of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a photograph of an eroded coastline, during a contract-signing ceremony to facilitate coastal assessment studies at eight areas across the island. The signing was held on Thursday (September 19), at the offices of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston.

Gov’t To Conduct Coastal Assessment Studies
Project Manager in the National Ozone Unit at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake, speaks about measures to phase out the use of ozone-depleting substances during a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Acting Public Relations Officer, NEPA, Shahri Miller.
Project Manager in the National Ozone Unit at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake, speaks about measures to phase out the use of ozone-depleting substances during a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Acting Public Relations Officer, NEPA, Shahri Miller.

Training For Refrigeration Technicians In Use Of Non-Ozone Depleting Substances
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Acting Public Relations Officer, Shahri Miller, speaks about activities for World Ozone Day 2019, at a recent JIS Think Tank. The day is being observed on Septeber 16 under the theme,
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Acting Public Relations Officer, Shahri Miller, speaks about activities for World Ozone Day 2019, at a recent JIS Think Tank. The day is being observed on Septeber 16 under the theme, '32 Years and Healing’.

NEPA Implores Citizens To Help Preserve The Ozone Layer
Project Manager in the National Ozone Unit at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Project Manager in the National Ozone Unit at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

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President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.
EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

JCSA and JET Join Forces to Clean Beaches in Discovery Bay

The Brown’s Town Chapter of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), in St. Ann, will join forces with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) to remove garbage from three beaches in Discovery Bay, as part of International Coastal Clean-up Day on September 21. The global initiative is aimed at reducing marine pollution, with JET being the national coordinator of International Coastal...
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Volunteers participate in the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) International Coastal Cleanup Day exercise at Hellshire Bay Beach, St. Catherine, last year. This year
Environment

Jamaicans Urged to Clean Beaches on September 21

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is encouraging the public to show support for a trash-free Jamaica by participating in International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) 2019 on September 21. NEPA and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) have partnered to execute a cleanup exercise at the Barmouth Beach in St. Catherine, starting at 7:30 a.m. NEPA’s Public Education and Community...
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: Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim.
Environment

Mobay Marine Park Trust to Reinstall Ocean Litter Containment Boom

The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James is on a mission to reinstall an ocean litter containment boom, to trap floating debris that enters the sea from the South Gully. Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, told JIS News that the park is currently seeking funding to reinstall the boom. He is also...
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: Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim.
Environment

Montego Bay Harbour Much Cleaner

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, says the city’s harbour is much cleaner since the ban on single-use plastic bags and polystyrene foam in Jamaica. The ban began on January 1 of this year and covers the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of the materials. “Since the ban and progressively, we have seen fewer bags,...
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Pesticides Control Authority Registrar, Tamara Morrison, speaks at JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EnvironmentJustice

Persons Warned Not to Purchase Pesticides with Repackaged Labels

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is warning citizens against purchasing pesticides with repackaged labels. According to the PCA Registrar, Tamara Morrison, it is illegal to repackage labels, as the Authority is the only body mandated to regulate the manufacture, use and distribution of pesticides. “We have inspectors that visit these stores and they see these repackaged containers that can be...
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Pesticides Control Authority Registrar, Tamara Morrison, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

PCA Says Revised Labels Should Result In Proper Use of Pesticides

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is optimistic that the revised labels on pesticides mandated by the organisation will result in an increase in proper usage of products by Jamaicans. Speaking with JIS News, PCA Registrar, Tamara Morrison, said the recently released labels will use images to make them more user-friendly. “Instead of having to read lengthy instructions, the new labels...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), speaks to President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta (second right), about some of the country’s agricultural advancements. Occasion was a tour of the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on Tuesday (August 6), during the 67th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show. President Kenyatta and his delegation are in the island for a three-day State visit. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson.
CultureEnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

The Cockpit Country: An Environmental, Cultural and Historical Asset – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Cockpit Country is an environmental, cultural and historical asset which the Government of Jamaica values greatly. The Prime Minister says the Government is sensitive to the environmental concerns about the Cockpit Country and is moving to ensure that it is protected. Prime Minister Holness made the pronouncements on August 6 at the Denbigh Agricultural...
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