Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has requested that the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) collaborate in determining options to address the erosion of the Negril beach. This was noted by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid,  at a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at strengthening climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in Jamaica, was signed on Thursday (June 9). The MoU involves the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) II project and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The partnership will improve...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is assuring Jamaicans that seismic surveys for oil will not cause any disruptions to the environment. These activities, which are being undertaken by exploration company Tullow Jamaica, involve the use of sound waves to conduct imaging below the surface of the ocean. “The sound waves are like speakers, basically, which do some shaking. However,...

Jamaica improved in three key areas of well-being under the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, during the January to March 2016 quarter. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, says the areas include security, labour force quality, and environmental stewardship, which recorded notable outcomes, compared to the corresponding period in 2015. He was speaking at the PIOJ’s...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is collaborating with various partners in observing National Environmental Awareness Week from June 1 to 5 under the theme: ‘Illegal Trade in Wildlife’. Manager of the Public Education and Corporate Communication Branch at NEPA, Dionne Rose, told JIS News that activities are focused on sensitising persons to the importance of protecting the environment...

Over 140 Labour Day projects have been registered in the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland. The projects will focus on the eradication of breeding sites for the aedes aegypti mosquito which causes Chik-V and Zik-V. Secretary Manager of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Opal Beharrie told JIS News that the parish project will see interest groups assisting the Council in...

Jamaica is to benefit from the technical expertise of a team from Germany to develop the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. The team is from the Bavarian Forest National Park, located in south eastern Germany, which has utilised the concept of community tourism to drive socio-economic development. The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), which manages the Blue...