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Manager, Pollution Prevention Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
Manager, Pollution Prevention Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' on Wednesday (June 11).

Jamaica Aligning Waste Management Policies with Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations

As international negotiations progress towards a global plastics treaty, Jamaica is aligning its domestic waste management policies with evolving global standards, following recent amendments to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal....
Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, displays a copy of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, at a JIS Think Tank, on June 11.
Manager of the Pollution Prevention Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Bethune Morgan, displays a copy of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, at a JIS Think Tank, on June 11.

NEPA Advances Efforts to Align Country’s Waste Export Practices with Basel Convention
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in a ceremony on Tuesday (June 10), in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Project Manager for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), Dane McLean; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown; Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding; and General Manager of Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in a ceremony on Tuesday (June 10), in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Project Manager for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), Dane McLean; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown; Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding; and General Manager of Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill.

PM Says as Communities Undergo Development the Environment Must Be Protected
General Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica, Gairy Taylor.
General Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica, Gairy Taylor.

RPJ Collects One Billion Plastic Bottles
Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shahri Miller.
Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shahri Miller.

National Environmental Awareness Week to Focus on Plastic Pollution

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Manager for Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Charmaine Hewitt.
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Geoshare Jamaica: Revolutionising Mapping for Smarter Planning and Infrastructure Development

As spatial data continue to play a vital role in planning, infrastructure, and public service delivery, Geoshare Jamaica stands out as a reliable and secure web-based platform offering organisations and individuals efficient, customised mapping solutions. Officially launched on April 1, 2020, Geoshare was developed under the National Land Agency (NLA) Enterprise License Agreement with the Government of Jamaica and the...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness speaking during the National Labour Day Project at Mason River Environmental and Research Park in Clarendon on Friday (May 23).
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Jamaica Poised to Surpass 30 Per Cent Land Mass Protection Target Ahead of 2030 Deadline

Jamaica is on track to meet and exceed the goal of protecting 30 per cent of its land mass by 2030.  Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 25 percent of Jamaica’s land mass has already been protected, up from eight percent in 2016.  This aligns with the 30x30 initiative under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.  The Framework...
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Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland, participates in the Bryan’s Bay beautification project in Portland on Labour Day, Friday, May 23.
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Volunteers Beautify Bryan’s Bay in Portland for Labour Day

Volunteers from various organisations across Portland came together to beautify the coastal community of Bryan’s Bay for Labour Day on Friday (May 23).  The project was organised by the Portland Municipal Corporation and embodied the environmental theme for Labour Day 2025 – ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’.  The volunteers, including Miss Portland Festival Queen 2025 contestants,...
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General Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Gairy Taylor.
EnvironmentLabour Day 2025

RPJ Supports National Labour Day Project

Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) is reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability through its support of the National Labour Day project in Mason River, Clarendon. The project is the establishment of an Environmental and Research Park at the designated site. General Manager, RPJ, Gairy Taylor, told JIS News that the entity will provide recycling bins and facilitate the collection of...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), explains the importance of trees to students of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School during a National Tree Planting Day exercise at the school on Olympic Way in St Andrew.
EnvironmentLabour Day 2025

JCCF Partners with Entities for Labour Day Tree-Planting Initiative

Scores of cadets from the five islandwide regiments of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) will join forces to plant more than 1,100 tree seedlings at various locations across the island on Labour Day, May 23. The tree-planting initiative will be carried out in collaboration with the Forestry Department’s five regional offices, the lead government agency for managing and conserving...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, displays a Labour Day poster while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Engage in Environmental Protection on Labour Day

Jamaicans are encouraged to participate in environmental protection activities on Labour Day, Friday, May 23. Labour Day will be observed under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston, Minister of Culture,...
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