The Hermitage Dam Rehabilitation Study will continue during the new fiscal year with an additional $15.6-million provision in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which initially ran from April 2017 to March 2018, entails a feasibility assessment of the dam’s proposed rehabilitation. This is being done to analyse the facility’s structural integrity as...

Another $33 million has been allocated to continue roll-out of the Plastic Waste Minimisation Project in the new fiscal year. The sum is set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 14. The project aims to enhance Jamaica’s capacity to undertake integrated waste management and strengthen the policy and legislative framework to...

The Government will amend a number of climate and environment-related legislation in the 2019/20 fiscal year in an effort to strengthen the regulatory framework governing the management and sustainable use of Jamaica’s biological and natural resources. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who delivered the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament...

The Government remains committed to ongoing policy and programme implementation, aimed at maintaining Jamaica’s stable macroeconomic environment, thereby facilitating the requisite growth for sustainable and inclusive development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the indicators of several measures initiated have, to date, spurred vibrancy in the economy and optimism among key stakeholders. He was delivering the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the region must take action now in order to address the devastating impacts of global warming and climate change. Mr. Holness noted that the impact of climate change in the region has already taken a toll on the economies of a number of countries and could have an even more lasting effect...

The Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is targeting public and private sector stakeholders for capacity development in climate action. “We want to place on record, the need for significant capacity-building if we are going to move forward,” said Principal Director of the Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon. She was speaking at the...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has commended Jamaica on its work to advance activities relating to its climate change agenda. “Jamaica is in a position of leadership. You are way ahead of a lot of countries in this realm,” said Chief of Operations, IDB Jamaica, Adriana La Valley, who was speaking at a Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) workshop, held...