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University of the West Indies Pro-Vice Chancellor and Mona Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber (2nd left), listens to a point being made by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (2nd right), during the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Climate Smart Agriculture Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Friday (Sept. 21). Also listening (from left) are: Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake; and Manager, 4-H Clubs Training and Production Centre, in Denbigh, Clarendon, Geoffrey Gayle.

Students Encouraged To Engage In Environmental Protection

University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Dale Webber, is encouraging students to enlighten themselves on environmental protection, and sharing this information with their peers. Professor Webber, who is also the UWI Mona Campus Principal, said this is...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, addresses councillors during a special sitting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Water Square, Falmouth, on Thursday (September 13).

Emergency Response Agencies on Alert

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), loads forage into a silo packer, at the official handover of the equipment at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 12). The silo packer, which was acquired through funding from the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH), project, will ensure the provision of high-quality feed for the dairy cattle industry. Chief of Party, Ja REEACH, Karyll Aitcheson (right), and stakeholders in the dairy industry look on.

Plans for Dairy Sector Revitalisation

Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ollyvia Anderson, give details about the Adopt a Beach programme, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Jamaicans Urged to Get Involved in Cleaning Beaches

Manager, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Planning Department, at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Dr. Sean Townsend, highlights activities for International Coastal Clean-up Day, slated for Saturday September 15, 2018, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (September 11).

Twelve Hundred Volunteers Expected for Hellshire Beach Clean-Up on Sept. 15

8 years ago Environment

Plastic Policy Ban Email Established At NEPA

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has established an email address, policyonplasticban@nepa.gov.jm to receive comments and queries on the recently announced ban on single-use plastic bags, Styrofoam and plastic straws, which will take effect on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The public may use this channel to submit suggestions, comments and queries. Manufacturers and other impacted stakeholders are also encouraged...

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JANAAC says Accreditation Can Lead to Greater Business Success

Accreditation can lead to greater business success for conformity assessment bodies, as it results in increased client confidence in the standard of operations and personnel. This was noted by Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 5). She said testimonials from accredited...

8 years ago AgricultureEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Farmers Urged Not To Take Law into Their Hands

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has emphasised the importance of farmers working with the police in the fight against praedial larceny. He also encouraged the farmers to report farm theft to the police, while urging them not to take the law into their own hands. “Report them quietly to the...

Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, stresses a point while addressing a workshop dubbed:

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Region Charged to Adopt Gender-Sensitive Response to Climate Change

Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, has called on countries of the region to adopt more gender-sensitive measures in reducing vulnerability and building resilience against climate change. She said that this can be done by integrating gender issues into policies, programmes and activities, with specific focus on empowering women and girls. “Canada wants to see a climate...

Chief Executive Officer of the Frestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley (centre), presents a citation to Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Wayne Henry, during the Forest Heroes Awards ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 26. The PIOJ was one of nine entities and individuals honoured as Forest Heroes during the ceremony. Sharing the moment is Deputy Director General, PIOJ, Claire Bernard.

8 years ago Environment

Nine Honoured as Forest Heroes

Nine individuals and entities have been honoured as forest heroes by the Forestry Department for outstanding contribution to the development of the forest sector in Jamaica. They are the Lasco Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) in the public education category; Jamaica Observer reporter, Kimone Thompson in the media category; Windsor Research Centre, as an environmental non-governmental organisation; Planning Institute of...

Women’s health 1: Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), looks through a copy of the Jamaica Women’s Health Survey Report following the launch at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel on June 21. Others from left are: Senior Director for the Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Easton Williams; Regional Director, Americas and the Caribbean, United Nations Women, Luiza Carvalho; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.

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Gov’t Secures Property for Women’s Shelter

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government has acquired a property outside of Kingston, which will be used as a shelter for women fleeing domestic abuse. The facility, which will be funded and run by the State, will house the women and their children and provide counselling and other services. “We feel that Government...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz intreracts with children in atttendance at a World Oceans Day event, dubbed

8 years ago Environment

Gov’t Commits $75 Million Towards Plastic Bottle Deposit Scheme

The Government is committing a total of $75 million over three years, towards the implementation of a plastic bottle deposit scheme. This was announced by Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who said this scheme is being put in place in partnership with a private sector entity which has already taken on...