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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), plants an East Indian mango tree during the launch of the SCJ Holdings Limited
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), plants an East Indian mango tree during the launch of the SCJ Holdings Limited's ‘Navel String' tree planting project in February on the grounds of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Innswood Artificial Groundwater Recharge facility in St. Catherine. Observing (from left) are: Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier; Chief Executive Officer, SCJ Holdings Limited, John Gayle; and Chief Executive Officer, Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley.

Navel String Project Engaging Jamaicans in Protecting the Environment

SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is anticipating positive and favourable public response, particularly from young people, to its national ‘Navel String’ project, which targets the cultivation of one million trees islandwide, over the next four years. This optimism stems from what...
State Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (left), observes as Marketing Director, Instant Save, Leanne Spence (right), demonstrates the water saving faucet her company supplies. Occasion was World Meteorological Day 2015 activities held on March 23, at the Undercroft, University of the West Indies Mona Campus. Also looking on (from second left) are: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; Director, Meteorological Services, Jeffery Spooner; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton.
State Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (left), observes as Marketing Director, Instant Save, Leanne Spence (right), demonstrates the water saving faucet her company supplies. Occasion was World Meteorological Day 2015 activities held on March 23, at the Undercroft, University of the West Indies Mona Campus. Also looking on (from second left) are: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; Director, Meteorological Services, Jeffery Spooner; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton.

Jamaicans Urged to Take Care of the Environment
Minister of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), converses with Project Manager at the Wigton Windfarm, Michelle Chin Lenn (centre), and General Manager, Earl Barrett, at the grounding breaking ceremony for the 24 megawatt (MW) expansion of the wind farm complex, Wigton III.
Minister of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), converses with Project Manager at the Wigton Windfarm, Michelle Chin Lenn (centre), and General Manager, Earl Barrett, at the grounding breaking ceremony for the 24 megawatt (MW) expansion of the wind farm complex, Wigton III.

Wigton Saving the Country Billions in Oil Imports While Cutting Carbon Emissions

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Climate ChangeEnvironmentVision 2030

Jamaica Taking Advantage of Climate Change Research

Jamaica is taking advantage of critical environmental and atmospheric information and research in order to strengthen the country’s capacity to mitigate the effects of hazards associated with climate change. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said with Jamaica listed as having the second highest economic risk to hazards, the country’s preparedness and action “must be...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. (Ret
Environment

Parish Councillors Sensitised About Rural Water Supply Development Strategy

Parish councillors were recently sensitised about their roles and responsibilities under the draft Rural Water Supply Development Strategy, at a series of consultations organised by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. The strategy is a key part of the Water Sector Policy, which commits the Government to ensuring that all Jamaicans have access to potable water by...
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EnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Update: Riverton City Fire

Efforts are continuing at the Riverton City disposal site to extinguish remaining hotspots. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) continues to mobilize the necessary resources to ensure that  on-the-ground operations are sustained into tonight and tomorrow morning. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) remains active and urges that members of the public continue to observe safety tips...
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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, providing an update on the fire containment operation at the Riverton City Disposal Site in St. Andrew, during Sunday
EnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Riverton City Fire Significantly Contained

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reporting significant containment of the fire at the Riverton City Disposal Site, in St. Andrew. Director General, Major Clive Davis, who provided an update during a media briefing at ODPEM’s head office in Kingston, on Sunday (March 15), said significant resources, including heavy equipment, have been deployed to boost the...
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EnvironmentRiverton Landfill

NEPA Monitoring Air Quality in the Corporate Area

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) continues to monitor the air quality in the Corporate Area, as the Government intensifies efforts to extinguish the fire at the Riverton City Landfill. Acting Manager of the Air Quality Management Branch at NEPA, Steven Panton, told JIS News that the agency is using the “necessary resources to capture accurate data” on the...
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Manager, Public Education and Corporate Communications Division, National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA), Dionne Rose (right), hands over a certificate of participation to Acting Principal of the Mico Practising Primary and Junior High School, Geraldine Allen (left), at the recent handing bovver of a vegetable garden on March 6.
Environment

MICO Practising Benefits from Garden Project Set Up By NEPA

A vegetable garden has been established at the Mico Practising Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, courtesy of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). It was officially handed over to the institution on Marescaux Road, on Friday, March 6 by the agency. The project will give students and teachers a better grasp of the environment and how it...
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