One billion plastic bottles have been successfully removed from the environment since 2019. This was revealed by General Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Gairy Taylor, during a recent interview with JIS News. “RPJ has been very active… . Over the last six years, we have collected one billion plastic bottles, which is a huge deal. In the last year,...

Jamaica will observe National Environmental Awareness Week 2025 from June 1 to 8, with a series of impactful events aimed at generating national support for ocean and environmental protection. This year’s activities, organised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), will focus on plastic pollution under the theme ‘Turning the Tide: Combatting Plastic Pollution for Ocean Resilience’. “This year’s...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...