| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Programme Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Richard Kelly (right), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, during a National Biodiversity Planning inception working at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on October 16.
Programme Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Richard Kelly (right), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, during a National Biodiversity Planning inception working at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on October 16.

Jamaica Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Jamaica is in the process of revising and updating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. The plan, will, among other things, produce measurable targets to safeguard or restore key ecosystem services, especially for water, health and livelihoods. A team...
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), is conversing with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during a workshop for the 3rd National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held on Tuesday, October 14, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), is conversing with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during a workshop for the 3rd National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held on Tuesday, October 14, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Importance of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Senior Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie (left), addresses the Government of Jamaica/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-sponsored Caribbean Conference on Solid Waste Management at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, on October 3. The four-day conference was held under the theme: ‘Solid Waste Management: A National Development Imperative’, and attracted solid waste management practitioners and other stakeholders from Latin America and Caribbean countries, including Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Suriname, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago as well as representatives from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and several international organizations.
Senior Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie (left), addresses the Government of Jamaica/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-sponsored Caribbean Conference on Solid Waste Management at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, on October 3. The four-day conference was held under the theme: ‘Solid Waste Management: A National Development Imperative’, and attracted solid waste management practitioners and other stakeholders from Latin America and Caribbean countries, including Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Suriname, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago as well as representatives from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and several international organizations.

Call Made for Hazardous Waste Management Convention
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents newly appointed land surveyor, David Gordon (centre), with his Instrument of Commission, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 30). Mr. Gordon was one of four newly commissioned land surveyors presented with instruments at the ceremony. Looking on is State Minister, Hon. Ian Hayles.
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents newly appointed land surveyor, David Gordon (centre), with his Instrument of Commission, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 30). Mr. Gordon was one of four newly commissioned land surveyors presented with instruments at the ceremony. Looking on is State Minister, Hon. Ian Hayles.

Minister Highlights Importance of Land Surveyor’s Work
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), in discussion with other Ministry executives (from centre) Director of Communications, Winsome Vanhorne-Christie; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks. Occasion was a stakeholder consultation on the Green Paper on the Dolphin Policy for Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24. This was the third in a series of consultations being hosted by the Ministry in collaboration with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), in discussion with other Ministry executives (from centre) Director of Communications, Winsome Vanhorne-Christie; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks. Occasion was a stakeholder consultation on the Green Paper on the Dolphin Policy for Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24. This was the third in a series of consultations being hosted by the Ministry in collaboration with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).

More Time for Comments on Dolphin Policy

More

Environment

Jamaica Again Voted Country with the Best Drinking Water in Region

Jamaican has again copped the prize for the country in the region with best quality drinking water. This marks the third time in a row the country has been so recognized. This was disclosed by Vice President for Legal Affairs at the National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Williams, who is part of a five-man delegation headed by Minister of Water,...
Read more
Environment

Development Activities to be Fully Streamlined by 2017

Development activities across the island are expected, for the first time, to be fully streamlined under the Town and Country Planning Act, come 2017. Work by the Government to formulate Development Orders in all parishes that will facilitate this objective, has either been completed, is significantly advanced, or is in the process of being initiated. Water, Land, Environment and Climate...
Read more
Environment

NLA Wins in Thomson Reuters Public Sector Award for Excellence

The National Land Agency (NLA) was awarded the Thomson Reuters Public Sector Award for Excellence in Public Sector Business Transformation Process. The award was presented on September 24, 2014 at a Gala Dinner for the 2014 Aumentum User Conference in New Orleans, USA. The award acknowledges the work of the NLA in transforming the land registration process with faster turnaround...
Read more
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addesses participants in the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Environment

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Need to Manage Water Use

Jamaicans are again being urged to practise greater water conservation and efficiency measures by recycling the commodity wherever possible. The call came from Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, as he addressed the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on Friday, September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. He stressed that Jamaicans must explore...
Read more
Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Chief Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley (left), in discussion with (from second left) Director General in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Sharon Crooks; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwin Hales; and Principal Director in the Climate Change Division in the Ministry, Albert Daley, during the launch of the climate change logo competition, at the Forestry Department, in St. Andrew, today (September 18)
Environment

Creative Jamaicans Encouraged To Enter Climate Change Logo Competition

Creative Jamaicans, aged 12 to 25 years of age, are being encouraged to submit entries for the Climate Change logo competition. The competition seeks to identify innovative ideas and visually brand the work of the Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, while encouraging youngsters to buy into the idea of adapting to, or...
Read more
Environment

JET Pleased with Support for Coastal Clean-Up Day

With almost 140 projects registered for International Coastal Clean-up Day on September 20, local organisers, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), is expressing pleasure at the response of Jamaicans to the activity. Programme Co-ordinator at JET, Suzanne Stanley, told JIS News that the support for this year’s coastal clean-up campaign has been better than projected. “It’s quite an overwhelming response. Last...
Read more
Manager of the Ecosystems Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Andrea Donaldson, welcomed the increased interest in International Coastal Clean-Up Day, at a JIS Think Tank held on September 10.
Environment

Thousands of Jamaicans to Clean Beaches

Thousands of Jamaicans are expected to participate in the removal of garbage and other debris from the nation’s beaches, as Jamaica observes International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday, September 20. Activities are being coordinated by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) with support from several organisations and entities including the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The main project will be the cleaning...
Read more