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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing journalists during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing journalists during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

National Emergency Operations Centre Activated

The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been activated in response to Jamaica being placed on a Tropical Storm Warning by the National Meteorological Service. This was disclosed by Minister...
Senior Administrative Projects Officer at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Michelle Clayton Brown (left), and Suzanne Stanley of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) (2nd left) look at the contents of JET’s study entitled ‘Garbage and the Gully,’ which was unveiled at the launch of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day on Wednesday (July 27), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Others from (3rd left) are Marine Conservation Coordinator at the Montego Bay Marine Park, Jaedon Lowe; JET’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Diana McCauley; ICC Coordinator at JET, Felicia Wong; and JET’s Director of Marine Conservation, Llewelyn Meggs. ICC Day will be observed on Saturday, September 17.
Senior Administrative Projects Officer at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Michelle Clayton Brown (left), and Suzanne Stanley of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) (2nd left) look at the contents of JET’s study entitled ‘Garbage and the Gully,’ which was unveiled at the launch of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day on Wednesday (July 27), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Others from (3rd left) are Marine Conservation Coordinator at the Montego Bay Marine Park, Jaedon Lowe; JET’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Diana McCauley; ICC Coordinator at JET, Felicia Wong; and JET’s Director of Marine Conservation, Llewelyn Meggs. ICC Day will be observed on Saturday, September 17.

Hundreds to Participate in Beach Clean-Up Day
Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (centre), shares a light moment with Project Coordinator for the ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ Campaign, Felicia Wong (3rd right), following the unveiling of a mascot made from plastic bags during the agency’s launch of its public education initiative to encourage the utilization of re-usable bags. The launch took place at NEPA’s Caledonia Avenue offices in St. Andrew on Friday, July 1. Sharing the moment, from left, are: Marketing Assistant at Progressive Grocers, Nicky Lee; Programme Officer, Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), Christopher Corbin; Managing Director, Lee’s Food Fair Group, Patrick Lee; Manager, Everybody’s Pharmacy, Dr. Ernestine Watson; and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Community Relations Manager, Rachel Reid.
Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (centre), shares a light moment with Project Coordinator for the ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ Campaign, Felicia Wong (3rd right), following the unveiling of a mascot made from plastic bags during the agency’s launch of its public education initiative to encourage the utilization of re-usable bags. The launch took place at NEPA’s Caledonia Avenue offices in St. Andrew on Friday, July 1. Sharing the moment, from left, are: Marketing Assistant at Progressive Grocers, Nicky Lee; Programme Officer, Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), Christopher Corbin; Managing Director, Lee’s Food Fair Group, Patrick Lee; Manager, Everybody’s Pharmacy, Dr. Ernestine Watson; and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Community Relations Manager, Rachel Reid.

NEPA Launches Major Public Education Initiative
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), is impressed with the environmental publications on display at the launch of the Youth Environmental Advocacy Programme (YEAP) at the Holy Childhood High School, St. Andrew, on June 30. He is joined by Treasurer of the National Secondary Student Council (NSSC), Daniel Jarrett (left); and student of the Holy Childhood High School, Seana-Kaye Wright.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), is impressed with the environmental publications on display at the launch of the Youth Environmental Advocacy Programme (YEAP) at the Holy Childhood High School, St. Andrew, on June 30. He is joined by Treasurer of the National Secondary Student Council (NSSC), Daniel Jarrett (left); and student of the Holy Childhood High School, Seana-Kaye Wright.

Youth Urged to Help Influence National Environment Policies
Principal of the Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy, (left) is assisted by Geoscientist and Fulbright Core Scholar, Dr. Katherine Ellins (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon to open the school
Principal of the Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy, (left) is assisted by Geoscientist and Fulbright Core Scholar, Dr. Katherine Ellins (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon to open the school's seismograph station. Others (from third left) are Director of Urban and Regional Planning in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry Martin; Head of the Department of Geography and Geology at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Simon Mitchell; and Counselor for Public Affairs at the United States Embassy, Joshua Polacheck. The station, which is the first of six to be installed in high schools across the island, forms part of the Jamaican Educational Seismic Network (JAESN) which was launched during a recent ceremony at the school's St. Andrew location.

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PAJ and NEPA to Monitor KCT Development

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) will be working closely with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to monitor the development of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) in order to ensure that adequate environmental protection measures are undertaken. This is according to Head of the PAJ, Professor Gordon Shirley, at a press conference at the Ministry of Economic Growth...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 28).
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Agreement in Principle Reached to Reopen Dragon Bay Hotel

An agreement in principle has been reached with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) to facilitate the reopening of the Dragon Bay Hotel in Portland. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 28. He informed that...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
EnvironmentSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Gov’t to Define Cockpit Boundary

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz says the Government intends to delineate the boundary of the Cockpit Country. Mr. Vaz made the disclosure during his Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives on June 28. He said a joint submission with the Ministry of Transport and Mining is to be submitted...
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Principal Director, Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Albert Daley (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Lt. Colonel (Ret’d) Oral Khan (left) peruse a document at the opening of a three-day Climate Finance Readiness Training workshop for government entities at the Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew on June 20. Looking on is climate finance expert, Dr. Jason Yapp. (File photo)
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Jamaica Eyes Multi-billion Dollar Climate Change Fund

Jamaica is preparing to tap into US$10.3 billion available to fund climate change adaptation and mitigation projects. The country is joining 200 other developing states in formulating viable proposals to access financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Based in South Korea, the GCF was founded as a mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation  and mitigation  practices to counter climate change....
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Workshops to Address Climate Finance

The Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is hosting a series of workshops to address climate finance, from June 20 to 24 at Hotel Four Seasons, in Kingston. These workshops are intended to increase knowledge about, and access to international climate finance. The overall objective is to support the implementation of measures that...
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