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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch for The Great Mangrove Cleanup, at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street, downtown Kingston.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch for The Great Mangrove Cleanup, at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street, downtown Kingston.
Economic Growth & Job Creation

Jamaica on Track to Exceed 30 Per Cent Land Mass Protection by 2030

Jamaica is on track to exceed its goal of 30 per cent land mass protection by the year 2030. As a member of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, the Government committed to the global agreement alongside 117...
Staff members from the Jamaica Fire Brigade – Area 2, the Forestry Department, and Sandals Resorts International participate in Sandals Foundation’s Earth Day activity (tree planting) at the Dunn’s River Watershed at Bogue Estate in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 22.
Staff members from the Jamaica Fire Brigade – Area 2, the Forestry Department, and Sandals Resorts International participate in Sandals Foundation’s Earth Day activity (tree planting) at the Dunn’s River Watershed at Bogue Estate in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 22.

Trees Planted at Dunns River Watershed on Earth Day
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch of The Great Mangrove Cleanup, held at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street in Kingston.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch of The Great Mangrove Cleanup, held at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street in Kingston.

Hundreds of Volunteers Expected for Great Mangrove Cleanup along Kingston Harbour on April 27
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP

Jamaica, International Financial Institutions, Donors Collaborate on Establishing a Programmatic Approach to Finance Climate Needs
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Best Kept School trophy to Groundsman at Edward Seaga Primary School, Donovan Moulton (second left). The presentation was made during the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Also participating are: JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), and Principal of the school, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Best Kept School trophy to Groundsman at Edward Seaga Primary School, Donovan Moulton (second left). The presentation was made during the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Also participating are: JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), and Principal of the school, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson.

JSIF Lauded for Implementing Best Kept School Competition

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Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (background left), applauds the top placed environmental wardens from the community of Anchovy, in St. James, during a certification ceremony held on March 28, at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.
CommunityDevelopmentEnvironmentLocal GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Environmental Wardens Certified

Scores of environmental wardens have been certified and recognised for their involvement in community sanitation, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The JSIF’s Environmental Wardens Programme was implemented under the second phase of the Government of Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP 2) Solid Waste Management cycle four sub-project. The Environmental...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Economic Growth & Job CreationEnvironment

Stiffer Sanctions Coming for Environmental Breaches

Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. He provided an update while making his contribution to the Appropriations Bill, 2024, debate in the Senate on Wednesday (March 27). Senator Samuda said amendments will be made to the Wildlife Protection Act...
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Minister of Planning and Development in Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with (from left), Executive Director, Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), David Walters; Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) Programme Manager, Shelly-Ann Lawson Francis; United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Candace Bond; and Executive Director, Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative, Damion Young. Occasion was an ecosystem restoration training held recently in Trinidad and Tobago.
DevelopmentEnvironmentForeign Affairs

Jamaica Benefits from Regional Seminar on Ecosystem Restoration

The Jamaican delegation to the recent regional forum on ecosystem restoration benefitted from exchanges on preserving biodiversity and strengthening climate change resilience. Held in Trinidad and Tobago from March 13 to 17, the seminar was facilitated by the United States Forest Service (USFS) through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme. The Jamaican delegation included representatives from the Forestry...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21).
Budget 2024/2025EnvironmentPrime Minister

Assessments and Hazard Maps Completed for Eight Priority Coastal Areas

Assessments and hazard maps have been completed for eight priority coastal areas. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21). “We have already successfully implemented the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Revetment that protects one kilometre of shoreline and the adjacent economic...
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Flyer for the one-day plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, on Thursday (March 21), to mark International Day of Forests.
AgricultureEnvironment

Forestry Department Stages Plant Sale in Montego Bay

Citizens residing in western Jamaica are being invited to participate in a plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department in recognition of International Day of Forests, on Thursday (March 21). The one-day event will be held at the entity’s northwest regional office located at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, from 10:00 a.m....
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Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Charles Grant, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, March 13.
EnvironmentScienceTechnology

ICENS Acquires Gamma Irradiation Technology

A multipurpose gamma irradiation machine, which will be used in combatting the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito, to boost the production of climate change-resilient crops, among other benefits, is expected to arrive in the island by May. The gamma irradiation process uses Cobalt 60 radiation for a variety of applications, including sterilisation, decontamination and materials modification. It has proven to be...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions posed during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Job CreationEnvironmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Jamaica on Track to Exceed Emission Reduction Target

The Government has indicated that Jamaica is well on its way to not just achieving but exceeding its emission reduction target by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, responding to questions at today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, underscored that the sectors...
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