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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Ministry Partners With UWI to Establish Mosquito Unit

The Ministry of Health and the University of the West Indies (UWI) have partnered to establish a Mosquito Control and Research Unit at the tertiary institution’s Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The Unit will be responsible for coordinating best practices...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP.

Senate Approves Forest Reserve Orders

Director of Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, gives remarks at a forum to close out the Strengthening the Operational and Financial Sustainability of the National Protected Area System (NPAS) Project, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on March 7. The forum concludes the six-year project, aimed at improving the management of protected areas. It was implemented by NEPA, in collaboration with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, the Forestry Department and the Fisheries Division, and funded by the Global Environment Facility and executed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Project to Safeguard Protected Areas Hailed

NEPA to Spearhead Events for World Wetlands Day

The two new tipper trucks, valued at $21 million, which were handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) by the Government of Japan. The presentation was made during the closing ceremony for a cooperation pilot project on solid waste reduction between the NSWMA and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on January 27. The trucks will be used for garbage collection in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA).

NSWMA Receives Two Tipper Trucks from Japan

9 years ago Environment

NEPA to Share Environmental Protection Tips for Earth Day

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be providing tips on how persons can do their part in preserving and protecting the environment in observance of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. This is in keeping with the international focus on Environmental and Climate Literacy for the day. Manager of the Public Education and Corporate Communication Branch at NEPA,...

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018EnvironmentWorks / Construction

Govt Allocates $30 Million for Portmore Climate Park Project

The Government has allocated $30 million to the Portmore Hagen Climate Change Park project. This is contained in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to raise public awareness about issues surrounding climate change among residents in Portmore, St. Catherine and its environs. It is anticipated that this increased awareness will change how...

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018Environment

Govt Strengthening Capacity to Manage Hazardous Wastes

The Government is strengthening its capacity to manage chemicals and hazardous wastes in an environmentally-sound manner. A sum of $3.2 million has been allocated for the undertaking in the 2017/2018 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation through funding from the Quick Start Trust Fund....

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018Environment

$250 Million to Purchase Garbage Trucks

The Government has allocated $250 million towards the acquisition of garbage trucks to increase the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) fleet. Details are provided in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the NSWMA, aims to increase the fleet of trucks for garbage collection at the NSWMA and...

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018Environment

$3 Million Set Aside to Monitor Rehabilitation of Palisadoes Mangroves

The Government has allocated $3 million for the continued monitoring of the rehabilitation of mangroves along the Palisadoes strip in Kingston. The allocation, which has been made in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, will complete works on the Palisadoes Shoreline and Road project. The overall objective of the project is to protect the integrity...

9 years ago Environment

Four Climate Change Adaptation Projects to be Implemented

Four projects, aimed at improving climate change adaptation and mitigation are to be implemented by Government and non-government entities this fiscal year. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering his 2017-18 Throne Speech in the House of Representatives on February 9. He informed that the measures will be carried out under the ongoing...

Director of the Environmental and Conservation Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Anthony McKenzie, addressing a recent United Nations Development Programme and NEPA

9 years ago DevelopmentEnvironment

Protected Areas Can Contribute to National Development

Director of the Environmental and Conservation Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Anthony McKenzie, says protected areas can contribute to the economic development of Jamaica. “They offer many environmental services such as clean water and fresh air. The headwaters of many of Jamaica’s main rivers are located in the Blue Mountains and the Cockpit Country forest reserves....