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Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 18th Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP18) for the Cartagena Convention, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 13). Listening (from second left) are Coordinator, Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Christopher Corbin; European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola; Ambassador-Designate of France in Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Ziss; and UNEP Head Regional Seas Branch, Alberto Pacheco.
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 18th Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP18) for the Cartagena Convention, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 13). Listening (from second left) are Coordinator, Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Christopher Corbin; European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola; Ambassador-Designate of France in Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Ziss; and UNEP Head Regional Seas Branch, Alberto Pacheco.

Minister Samuda Underscores Importance of Cartagena Convention

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, has underscored the enduring importance of the Cartagena Convention. The charter, officially titled the ‘Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region’, is...
Pollution Prevention Branch Coordinator, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shannon Douse.
Pollution Prevention Branch Coordinator, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shannon Douse.

NEPA Revises National Guideline for Testing Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks and Pipelines
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North West, Hon. Krystal Lee, as they officially unveil the sign for the Queenhythe Pond Park in Discovery Bay, St. Ann , on October 10.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North West, Hon. Krystal Lee, as they officially unveil the sign for the Queenhythe Pond Park in Discovery Bay, St. Ann , on October 10.

Queenhythe Pond Park Officially Opened
Volunteers and Portmore residents are led to the tree-planting site by (from left) Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing at the Forestry Department, Francine Black Richards; Councillor for the Bridgeport Division, Kenord Grant; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Environmental Solutions Limited, Eleanor Jones; and Principal Director of Forest Operations at the Forestry Department, Jerome Smith. Two hundred ornamental and fruit trees were planted along a section of the I-95 Corridor of Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St. Catherine, in observance of National Tree Planting Day, on Friday (October 3).
Volunteers and Portmore residents are led to the tree-planting site by (from left) Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing at the Forestry Department, Francine Black Richards; Councillor for the Bridgeport Division, Kenord Grant; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Environmental Solutions Limited, Eleanor Jones; and Principal Director of Forest Operations at the Forestry Department, Jerome Smith. Two hundred ornamental and fruit trees were planted along a section of the I-95 Corridor of Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St. Catherine, in observance of National Tree Planting Day, on Friday (October 3).

Ornamental and Fruit Trees Planted in Portmore for National Tree Planting Day
Senior Director of the Access to Information Unit (AIU), Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Damian Cox delivers the keynote address at the Unit’s Right to know Week 2025 Conference held on Monday (September 22) at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.
Senior Director of the Access to Information Unit (AIU), Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Damian Cox delivers the keynote address at the Unit’s Right to know Week 2025 Conference held on Monday (September 22) at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.

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Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane, was among several volunteers who lent their support to waste removal efforts along the Palisadoes strip during International Coastal Cleanup Day activities on Saturday, September 20.
Environment

NSWMA Participates in International Coastal Cleanup Day Activities

Volunteers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) joined the scores of Jamaicans participating in International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day activities on Saturday, September 20. NSWMA Community Relations Manager, Sharnon Williams, told JIS News that her team’s efforts along the Palisadoes strip in Kingston resulted in the removal of 50 bags of waste, 20 of which contained plastic bottles....
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Manager, Natural Resource Management and Environment Planning (NRMEP), Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Sean Townsend (left), with (from second left): Chief Executive Officer/Government Town Planner, National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis; Director of NRMEP, Sara Simpson; Environmental Coordinator, Loriann Harris and Manager, Ecosystems Management Branch, NEPA, Monique Curtis (front), after they removed several bags of garbage from the Hellshire Bay Beach, in St. Catherine, on September 21, to commemorate International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025.
Environment

Hundreds Participate in Hellshire Bay Beach Cleanup

More than 200 volunteers participated in the cleanup of the Hellshire Bay Beach in St. Catherine, on Sunday (September 21), to commemorate International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025. The activity, done in partnership with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) focused on removing debris from the shoreline and raising awareness about the importance of...
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Volunteers of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), St Ann Hi-Tech Farmer’s Group Ltd, Brown’s Town Community College, Fern Court High School, Social Development Commission (SDC), Grand Bahai Principe and other entities, display bags of garbage collected from Red Cross Peach Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during cleanup activities in observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 on September 20.
Environment

Volunteers Cleaned Beaches in St. Ann and Trelawny

More than 203 bags of garbage, each weighing approximately 15 pounds, were collected across multiple beaches in St. Ann and Trelawny during the observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, on September 20. The cleanup, spearheaded by the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) in partnership with the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmers Group Ltd, targeted the Red Cross Peach Beach, Scenic...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, participates in International Coastal Clean-up Day activities held at Turtle Beach in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, on September 20.  
Environment

Persons Take Part in International Coastal Cleanup Day

More than 100 bags of plastic bottles were collected during the International Coastal Cleanup Day activities in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (September 20). The clean-up project was spearheaded by Rose Hall Developments in collaboration with the St. James Municipal Corporation. The initiative targeted coastal areas connected to the Cinnamon Hill Golf course and extended its reach beyond the...
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Flyer for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025.
Environment

NEPA Invites Persons to Take Part in International Coastal Cleanup Day

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) invites the public to take part in International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, a worldwide effort dedicated to protecting the oceans and coastlines. This year, cleanups will take place at the Palisadoes Shipwreck in Port Royal on Saturday, September 20, 2025, and at Half Moon Bay Beach in Hellshire, St. Catherine, on Sunday, September...
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Manager of the National Ozone Unit and National Ozone Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) , Vivian Blake
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Major Focus on Ozone Layer September 16

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will join the international community on Tuesday, September 16, in celebrating World Ozone Day, under the theme ‘From Science to Global Action’. The theme underscores the critical role of science in alerting the world to emerging challenges in protecting the ozone layer and addressing climate change. Substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons...
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Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
EnvironmentWater

WRA Urges Proper Waste Management to Protect Rio Bueno Watershed

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is urging the implementation of proper solid waste and effluent management practices to safeguard upstream water sources within the Rio Bueno sub-Watershed Management Unit (WMU) in St. Ann. The call follows findings from a recent isotope hydrology assessment of the area, conducted by the WRA in partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which...
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