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Director, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Nadine Brown.
Director, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Nadine Brown.

PIOJ on Track to Execute Remaining Climate Resilience Programme Deliverables

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is on track to execute the remaining deliverables under the Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR). This, following the successful staging of its three-day stakeholder consultation workshop. The workshop, which was held at the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30.

Region Must Act Now Against Climate Change – PM
Principal Director, Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Una May Gordon, addressing the Division’s Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency workshop on January 29 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.
Principal Director, Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Una May Gordon, addressing the Division’s Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency workshop on January 29 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

Capacity-Building in Climate Action for Public and Private Sectors
Chief of Operations, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Jamaica, Adriana La Valley (left), in discussion with Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (right), at a Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) workshop, held at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel, in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (January 29). At centre is Project Manager, IDB, Anaitee Mills.
Chief of Operations, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Jamaica, Adriana La Valley (left), in discussion with Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (right), at a Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) workshop, held at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel, in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (January 29). At centre is Project Manager, IDB, Anaitee Mills.

IDB Commends Jamaica on Climate Change Activities
Director, Climate Studies Group, Mona (CSGM), University of the West Indies, Professor Michael Taylor, emphasises a point while addressing a Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR) stakeholder consultation workshop, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.
Director, Climate Studies Group, Mona (CSGM), University of the West Indies, Professor Michael Taylor, emphasises a point while addressing a Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR) stakeholder consultation workshop, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

Climate Change Solutions Must Focus on Adaptation and Mitigation – Professor Taylor

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), with Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon, at the launch of the Division’s Climate Change Information, Education and Communications campaign last April.
Environment

Climate Change Division Stages Capacity-Building Workshop

The Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, will stage its inaugural Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) workshop for climate change stakeholders, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 29). The workshop, under the theme: ‘Strengthening Jamaica’s Capacity to meet Transparency Requirements under the Paris Agreement,’ is part of the...
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Chief Executive Officer, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (second left), presents a token of appreciation to Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Mr. Peter Knight (second right), at the MIND Policy Forum, held on Friday (January 18). Sharing in the moment are: Community Relations Manager, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Ms. Rachel Reid (left) and Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica, National Development Plan, in the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Ms. Elizabeth Emanuel. The Forum was held at MIND’s offices in Papine, St. Andrew.
Environment

NSWMA Encourages Jamaicans to Package Waste in Cardboard Boxes

In light of the ban on single-use plastic bags, Community Relations Manager, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Ms. Rachel Reid, is encouraging Jamaicans to use more cardboard boxes to package their waste. Speaking at a Policy Forum hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), in Kingston, today (January 18), Ms. Reid said that cardboard boxes are made...
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EducationEnvironmentVision 2030

MIND to Host Policy Forum January 18

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) will host its first Policy Forum for 2019 on Friday, January 18, under the theme ‘Remove, Reduce, Recycle: An Imperative for Sustaining a Healthy Natural Environment’, at its Kingston Campus, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Director, Business Development and Communication at MIND, Marlene Campbell, said the forum is in support of the...
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Customer Relations Officer at Western Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, Sharnon Williams (second left) examines alternative packaging materials at a meeting held at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday January 11. Others (from left) are: Chamber President, Winston Lawson; Past President, Mark Kerr-Jarrett; Director for the Environmental and Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie; and Chamber Director, Karlene Maye.
Environment

NSWMA Heightens Solid Waste Management Public Education Campaign in Western Jamaica

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has heightened its garbage disposal public education campaign in western Jamaica, in the wake of the ban on single use plastic material. The ban on the importation, manufacturing and distribution of expanded polystyrene products (Styrofoam), plastic bags -24” x 24” or less in size, and plastic drinking straws came into effect on January...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left) is presented with a reusable canvas bag by Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (right), after a meeting at the St. James Municipal Corporation chambers on Thursday (January 10). Mr. Knight gave a presentation on the ban on single-use plastic bags and straws, as well as Styrofoam, which took effect on January 1, 2019.
Environment

Jamaicans Urged to Get Into the Habit of Using Plastic Alternatives

Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, is encouraging citizens to get in the habit of using alternatives to plastic, which he noted, is harmful to the environment. He said that there are practical solutions to the material available on the market. “Reusable (cloth) bags are available in supermarkets as well as pharmacies. The...
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President of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank
EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

CMU President Supports Plastic Ban

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, says the Government’s ban on single-use plastics will reduce the harmful effects of the material on marine life and the wider environment. "Plastics are deadly; they are dangerous; they are… not sustainable, and I endorse the plastic ban,” he said at a recent JIS Think Tank. “We are on the...
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Members of the Caribbean Merchant Marine Cadet Corps (CMMC) on parade at the Caribbean Maritime University’s (CMU) Charter Day.
EducationEnvironmentYouth

CMU to Launch Caribbean Merchant Marine Cadet Corps

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is to launch its paramilitary uniformed group for high-school students, called the Caribbean Merchant Marine Cadet Corps (CMMC), early in 2019. In an interview with JIS News, President of the CMU, Professor Fritz Pinnock, explained that the group (which is an outreach of the university), was formed to have a positive impact on the behaviour...
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