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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang

Gov’t to Spend US$3 Billion in Water Sector

The Government is targeting an investment of US$3 billion in the water sector, to be achieved within the next 10 years. This is according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace...

Manager for Oil and Gas at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Brian Richardson (left), speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 1, at the company’s head office. . At centre is Group General Manager for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Mr. Winston Watson and at right is Manager, Information and Corporate Communication, Camille Taylor.

PCJ to Get Oil Survey Findings by October

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left); and Chairman of LASCO, Hon. Lascelles Chin (right), present a trophy to teachers and students of the Howard Cooke Primary School for winning the LASCO Re-Leaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) competition. From second left are: teacher, Yakiesha Smith; students, Ricardo Hamilton and Mikalia Brown; and teacher, Olivene Walker. The award ceremony was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on June 2.

Stop Plastic Pollution!

Head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson.

2016 Hurricane Season not Expected to be Overly Active

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Jamaica gets Help in Climate Change Mitigation

10 years ago Environment

MoU Signed to Strengthen Climate Change Adaptation

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...

10 years ago Environment

Seismic Surveys are Environmentally Sound, PCJ Assures

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,...

10 years ago EducationEnvironmentNational Security and PeaceVision 2030

Improvement in Three Key Areas Of Vision 2030 Plan

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...

10 years ago Environment

NEPA Marks Environmental Awareness Week from June 1 To 5

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...

10 years ago EnvironmentHealth & WellnessLabour

140 Projects Registered in St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland for Labour Day

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...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), having a light conversation with Executive Director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), Susan Otuokon, at the opening of a workshop themed: ‘National Parks as Drivers for Socio-economic Development and Nature Conservation’, held at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on May 19.

10 years ago Environment

Jamaica to get German Help to Develop Park

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...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (3rd right), gets a heart check from “doctor” Rajhel Williams (2nd right), following the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service yesterday (May 15), at the Olson Memorial Church of God in Kingston. Looking on are Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and children in their Career Day outfits (from left) Talisa Samuels, as a police officer; Alanzo Harris, as a pilot; and Asandra Blackwood, as a soldier.

10 years ago CultureEnvironment

Jamaicans Urged to Support Labour Day Projects

Jamaicans are being urged to lend their support to the national project and other activities to be undertaken at the parish and community levels on Labour Day, May 23. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call in her address at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service at the Olson Memorial Church...