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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.
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

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says plans are being put in place for the revitalisation of the country’s dairy industry, which will include technical input from overseas experts. He informed that he has had meetings...
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.
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).
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
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (right), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 5. She is joined by JANAAC Lead Assessor, Eban Hutton.
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (right), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 5. She is joined by JANAAC Lead Assessor, Eban Hutton.

JANAAC says Accreditation Can Lead to Greater Business Success
Stakeholders in attendance at the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Farmers Watch group, at the Dutch Hill New Testament Church of God in Ulster Spring, Trelawny on August 30.
Stakeholders in attendance at the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Farmers Watch group, at the Dutch Hill New Testament Church of God in Ulster Spring, Trelawny on August 30.

Farmers Urged Not To Take Law into Their Hands

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

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...
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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
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...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Jamaica to Benefit from Four-Year Climate Change Project

Jamaica is among three Caribbean islands to benefit from a four-year initiative that will help the country prioritise and invest in ecosystems that specifically reduce its risk of disasters related to climate change. The Dominican Republic and Grenada are the other two islands to benefit from the Resilient Islands by Design Project, which runs from 2017 to 2021. The objective...
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