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Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.
Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.

Upper Clarendon to Benefit from Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Several communities in upper Clarendon will benefit from a US$783,000 Climate Change Adaptation programme, courtesy of the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF). Project Manager with the EHF, Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, told JIS News that the initiative is to increase production and improve...
Public Relations and Communications Manager, Child Development Agency (CDA), Rochelle Dixon (centre); and Damart Williams (left), Director (Eastern Zone) at the Forestry Department, lend their support to children at Walker’s Place of Safety in St. Andrew during their tree-planting exercise on October 6.
Public Relations and Communications Manager, Child Development Agency (CDA), Rochelle Dixon (centre); and Damart Williams (left), Director (Eastern Zone) at the Forestry Department, lend their support to children at Walker’s Place of Safety in St. Andrew during their tree-planting exercise on October 6.

CDA Partners with Forestry Department to Plant 500 Trees
Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recently drafted development orders, during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recently drafted development orders, during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

NEPA Invites Feedback on Provisional Development Orders
Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recent development orders that have been promulgated at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. A development order is a legal document which sets out the framework, guidelines and policies for planning and development in parishes and communities.
Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recent development orders that have been promulgated at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. A development order is a legal document which sets out the framework, guidelines and policies for planning and development in parishes and communities.

NEPA on Track with Updated Provisional Development Orders
Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Deleen Powell, displays the ‘Adopt a Beach’ kit comprised of garbage bags, gloves and other tools for beach clean-up activities that will be provided to persons and entities registered under the programme. Occasion was a recent Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) offices on Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston.
Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Deleen Powell, displays the ‘Adopt a Beach’ kit comprised of garbage bags, gloves and other tools for beach clean-up activities that will be provided to persons and entities registered under the programme. Occasion was a recent Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) offices on Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston.

NEPA Encourages Persons and Entities to ‘Adopt a Beach’

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Chief Executive Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.
Environment

More Persons Urged to take Part in Million Tree Challenge

More persons are being encouraged to get involved in the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) Million Tree Challenge, under which 7,000 trees have been planted to date. The initiative, which was launched on May 22, 2017 to commemorate International Day for Biological Diversity, aims to plant one million trees by June 30, 2019. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NEPA, Peter...
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Environment

Met Service Forecasts Above-Normal Hurricane Season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) says Jamaicans must prepare for above-normal activity for the 2017 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 - November 30. Director of the Met Service, Evan Thompson, said some 11 to 17 tropical systems are expected for the season. He said it is predicted that five to nine hurricanes will develop, with two...
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Environment

Guidelines on Coastal Management and Beach Restoration

The Government is to develop national guidelines on coastal management and beach restoration, along with a coastal risk atlas this year, to support and inform decisions with respect to developments within coastal areas. A coastal risk atlas provides data about hazards and communities’ vulnerability to coastal storms. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for the Environment, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), speaks with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, at the launch of Green Business Jamaica on May 25 at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston. National Environment Week, to be observed from June 4-9, was also launched under the theme ‘Protecting Paradise’.
Environment

Businesses Urged to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Practices

The Government is encouraging private and public businesses to adopt environmentally friendly practices through its Green Business Jamaica (GBJ) programme. Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Government of Japan, the project will see the country enhancing the legislative framework to support the development and implementation of a national sustainable consumption and production programme. The programme is being...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Environment

Government Confident it has Acted to Protect the Citizens and Environment in Duncan’s Bay

The Office of the Prime Minister notes the concern raised in the public domain regarding the new sand mining operation by Duncan’s Bay Development Company in Duncan’s Bay, Trelawny. The Government of Jamaica is confident that it has followed protocol to protect the citizens and the environment in this matter. Proceeding on legal and technical advice and further advice from...
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CultureEnvironment

Jamaicans Urged To Plant Trees

Jamaicans are being encouraged to plant trees to support the ‘Trees for Life’ initiative, aimed at strengthening the island’s diverse flora and improving its resilience to climate change. Trees for Life is a campaign being undertaken as part of the Yallahs/Hope (River) Watershed Project with support from the Forestry Department, National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Ministry of...
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