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Managing Director of Central Wastewater Treatment Company (CWTC) Limited, Keith Goodison, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 7.

Soapberry Operator Looking At Providing Treated Water For Irrigation

The Central Wastewater Treatment Company (CWTC) Limited, which operates the Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine, is looking into the feasibility of making treated water from the plant available for irrigation purposes. This was disclosed by Managing Director of...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), and Country Manager, Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Timothee Delebarre, symbolically exchange signed copies of the contract for the replacement/upgrading of the Boscobel and Elleston Flats Wastewater Treatment Plants. The signing ceremony was held today (October 7), at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) offices in New Kingston.

Work to Begin on US$4.2 Million Sewage Treatment Plants

Students of St. Andrew Technical High School plant a tree at the launch of National Tree Planting Day on Friday (October 2), on the schools grounds on Spanish Town Road. National Tree Planting Day, which is its 13th year, is an initiative of the Forestry Department.

Plant Trees to Reduce Effects of Climate Change

Head of the National Land Agency (NLA), Elizabeth Stair, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

NLA Head Praises Customer Service Competition

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Minister Pickersgill Attending Chemicals Management Conference in Switzerland

11 years ago CommunityEnvironmentLocal Government

164 Persons Trained As Environmental Wardens

One hundred and sixty four persons have completed training as Environmental Wardens, through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The wardens were presented with their certificates at a graduation ceremony, held on September 30, at the Trench Town Multi-Purpose Centre, in Kingston. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, who addressed the...

Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), and Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, Fitz Jackson (5th right), participate in the International Beach Clean-up hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), and the municipal council on Saturday (Sept. 19), at the Hellshire Bay beach in Hellshire, Portmore.

11 years ago Environment

Acting Portmore Mayor to Engage Citizens on Environmental Issues

Acting Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas, said the Council will be looking to increase engagement with citizens, particularly the youth, on caring for the environment. He was speaking to JIS News at the recent clean-up of the 1.7-kilometre Hellshire Bay Beach in the municipality. The activity was organised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Urban Development Corporation (UDC),...

Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) , Everton Hanson, speaking at a cocktail reception to highlight the work of the CCIC, held at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), recently.

11 years ago EnvironmentTechnology

CCIC Assisting Innovative Entrepreneurs

Small Island Developing States, such as Jamaica, are susceptible to the impact of climate change on their development. In order to meet the challenges posed by the phenomena, the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) was created in 2014, with the aim of supporting Caribbean entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing locally appropriate solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation....

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left); along with Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Jamaica, Denise Herbol (2nd left); and Chairman, Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), Dr. Mortimer Neufville (2nd right), view photo displays being highlighted by Youth Empowerment Officer in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Gihon Mitchell, during the second annual Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) Youth Climate Change Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 25. The photos were submitted by secondary school students for a competition staged during the conference, which was attended by approximately 1,000 youngsters.

11 years ago Environment

High Attendance At Youth Climate Change Conference

Approximately 1,000 students from secondary schools islandwide attended the second annual Youth Climate Change Conference, which was held, on September 25, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Our Changing Climate – Trusting Youth to Act for a Better Tomorrow’. The conference, hosted by the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project,...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), is in discussion with Deputy Director, Sustainable Development, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, during the official launch of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism Project at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston today (Sept. 24).

11 years ago Environment

Key Sectors to Benefit from Climate Resilience Project

A number of key sectors will benefit from technical support to boost climate change resilience under a US$19.8 million programme, which was officially launched today (September 24). The project, the first Adaptation Programme implemented by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience will provide strategies and action plans for the water, health and tourism...

Acting Mayor of the Portmore, and Councillor for the Hellshire Division, Councillor Leon Thomas (right), exchanges greetings with Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, Fitz Jackson (2nd left). The occasion was the Hellshire Bay beach clean-up hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) on Saturday (Sept. 19).

11 years ago CommunityEnvironment

Acting Portmore Mayor to Look at Regular Cleaning of Beaches

Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, has welcomed a suggestion from Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, Fitz Jackson, for more regular cleaning of beaches in the municipality. He said he will be holding discussions at the council level towards the possibility of implementing quarterly clean-up exercises. “It’s a possibility [that] on a quarterly basis we could look...

The many volunteers who turned out to clean up the Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine on September 19, to observe International Coastal Clean Up Day. The event was organized by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC).

11 years ago Environment

Hundreds of Volunteers Turn Out to Clean Up Hellshire Beach

Hundreds of persons turned out on September 19 to clean up the Hellshire Bay beach in St. Catherine, organised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). Held to observe International Coastal Clean Up Day, the activity began early in the morning with volunteers clearing debris from the public beach. Director for Environmental Management...