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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Honourable Daryl Vaz

Gov’t Pledges Support for Work of Conservation Trust Fund

The Government has pledged full support to the National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica (NCTFJ) in safeguarding the nation’s protected areas as a key ingredient for sustainable development. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Chairman of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Joy Douglas, addresses a press conference on Friday (May 31) at ODPEM’S offices in New Kingston, to launch activities for Disaster Preparedness Month. Listening (from left) are Director of the Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson; and Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

Jamaicans Urged to Heighten Disaster Preparedness

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), speaking at a public forum at the Rio Nuevo Village, St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29). Seated beside him is Councillor, Retreat Division in the parish, Krystal Lee.

Minister Vaz Reports Over 90 Per Cent Support for Plastic, Styrofoam Ban

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announces measures to assist parishes affected by the current dry conditions, during an address in the House of Representatives on May 21.

Gov’t Allocates Additional $100 Million to Alleviate Dry Spell

Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Social Planning, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard (left), presents trophy to members of the winning team from Guy’s Hill High School (from left), Okeve Hemans, Tajeic Adams and Mikael Milford, in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Climate Smart Technology Competition. The ceremony was held at the PIOJ in Kingston today (May 21).

Guy’s Hill High School Wins Climate Smart Technology Competition

Farmers from Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, share plants in a National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)/Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) tree-planting exercise in the community in 2009.

7 years ago Environment

Harker’s Hall Farmers To Plant Fruit Trees May 22

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be engaging farmers in Harker’s Hall, St. Catherine, to plant fruit trees to commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22. They will gather at a farm in Barnett Hill and two locations in Above Rocks to plant 124 trees and establish an apiary of 50 bee-box frames. The activities...

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PM Announces Initiatives to Improve Water Supply to Corporate Area

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (May 14), announced several initiatives to improve the supply of water to the Corporate Area and St. Catherine, with an estimated expenditure of US$160 million. Among the new measures is the construction of a 15-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant in the Rio Cobre, St. Catherine. This new plant will be established under...

Students from the James Hill Primary School in Clarendon are assisted in spotting and identifying birds during a bird-watching session hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) earlier this year as part of its Bird Sleuth Programme.

7 years ago Environment

NEPA to Engage Students and Teachers in Protecting Birds

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will engage primary-school students and teachers in the protection of shore and water birds ahead of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD) on May 22. Approximately 70 students from 12 primary schools in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information’s Region 6 will participate at a sensitisation session at the Mount Nebo Primary...

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Agriculture Students Charged to Find Climate Change Solutions

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has charged agriculture students to come up with solutions to address the impact of climate change on the sector. “As farmers in training, you have felt the impact of climate change that has resulted in the number of pests and diseases. We are looking to you, younger farmers, to...

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2018 Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen, Leneka Rhoden, addresses the official launch of her outreach initiative

7 years ago Environment

Kingston & St. Andrew Festival Queen Launches Project to Safeguard Kingston Harbour

The 2018 Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen, Leneka Rhoden, is undertaking a project to safeguard the Kingston Harbour and stimulate the blue economy. Dubbed ‘iAspire Project Blue’, the initiative, which began in September 2018, seeks to raise awareness about the historical and cultural significance of the harbour to Jamaica as well as the effects of pollution on the important...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (second left), shares in conversation with (from left) Government Senator, Matthew Samuda; Principal Director of the Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon; and Country Dialogue Specialist with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Jessica Jacob, during the opening of the three-day GCF Caribbean Private Sector Engagement Workshop, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, April 2.

7 years ago Environment

Private Sector Urged to Increase Engagement in Climate Change Adaptation

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, has called for greater private-sector partnerships in developing initiatives aimed at strengthening climate change adaptation locally and regionally. She said the impact of climate change is threatening the stability and security of Jamaica and its Caribbean partners and “we must act decisively and collectively” to reverse the...

National Coordinator for the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership, Ayesha Constable (centre), interacting with Green Pond High School students, Shymel Hylton (left), and Andre Harriott, at the Post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change, held at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 29.

7 years ago EducationEnvironment

Schools Encouraged to Partner in Projects to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Principal Director in the Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon, has called on educational institutions to partner on climate change sensitisation initiatives in western Jamaica, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. Addressing a Post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on March...