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Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland, participates in the Bryan’s Bay beautification project in Portland on Labour Day, Friday, May 23.

Volunteers Beautify Bryan’s Bay in Portland for Labour Day

Volunteers from various organisations across Portland came together to beautify the coastal community of Bryan’s Bay for Labour Day on Friday (May 23). The project was organised by the Portland Municipal Corporation and embodied the environmental theme for Labour Day...

General Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Gairy Taylor.

RPJ Supports National Labour Day Project

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), explains the importance of trees to students of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School during a National Tree Planting Day exercise at the school on Olympic Way in St Andrew.

JCCF Partners with Entities for Labour Day Tree-Planting Initiative

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, displays a Labour Day poster while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, under the theme ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’ and the slogan ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Engage in Environmental Protection on Labour Day

Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, addresses Tuesday’s (May 20) celebration of International Biodiversity Day at Kingsway High School in Kingston on Tuesday (May 20), under the theme ‘Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development’.

PHOTOS: NEPA Celebrates International Biodiversity Day at Kingsway High School

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Sunday’s (May 18) National Workers

11 months ago CultureEnvironment

Minister Says Country is a Divine Gift and Jamaicans Should Protect It

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has charged Jamaicans to honour their responsibility to protect the country. Referencing the patriotic song, ‘Jamaica Land of Beauty’ by A.L. Hendricks and Lloyd Hall, Minister Grange said it aptly sums up that Jamaica is a divine gift. “From riverside to mountain, from cane field to the sea, our hearts...

Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin Golding delivers remarks on behalf of the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during the National Workers

11 months ago EnvironmentGovernor General

Environmental Stewardship is Not Optional – G-G

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on Jamaicans to exercise environmental stewardship. Environmental stewardship is about actively using and protecting natural resources, ensuring their long-term sustainability. “The theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’, with its rallying cry, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’, is both timely and urgent. Environmental stewardship is not...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (May 16) at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, 2025, under the theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future,’ with the slogan, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise.’

12 months ago CultureEnvironmentLabour Day 2025

Preparatory Work Started on Labour Day Project in Clarendon

Preparatory work has begun at the Mason River Environmental and Research Park in Clarendon, the designated site selected as the National Labour Day project. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange made the announcement during a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (May 16) at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right) leads a ribbon cutting exercise for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project in St. Mary on May 16. He is joined by, from left, Project Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dane Mclean; JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for South east St. Mary, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; JSIF Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Country Director for the Caribbean, World Bank Group, Lilia Burunciuc.

12 months ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentPrime Minister

$244 Million Coastal Protection Project Completed in Annotto Bay, St. Mary

There is now greater protection for the coastal town of Annotto Bay, St. Mary, from the impact of climate change, following the completion of the $244 million Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project. The project was handed over on Friday (May 16) by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who reflected on the plight experienced by the residents, due...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange displays a Labour Day poster while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (May 16), at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, 2025, under the theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future,’ with the slogan, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise.’

12 months ago EnvironmentLabourLabour Day 2025

Jamaicans Encouraged to Register Their Projects for Labour Day

Jamaicans are being encouraged to register their projects for Labour Day 2025. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, 2025, under the theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future,’ with the slogan, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise.’ Persons or groups can register their projects by visiting the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) website at www.jis.gov.jm....

Chief Executive Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (seated left),and President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards (seated right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration between the entities on environmental research, natural resource management and sustainable development. The signing took place at NEPA’s Caledonia Avenue office in Kingston on Thursday (May 15). Looking on (standing from left) are Deputy Chairman of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)/Town and Country Planning Authority (TCPA), Christopher Whyms-Stone; Director for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at NEPA, Othniel Kidd; Director of Planning, Projects Monitoring Evaluation and Research at NEPA, Ainsworth Carroll; Manager for Planning, Monitoring Evaluation and Research, Marvette Brown; Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Allied Health and Nursing, NCU, Dr. Vincent Wright; Assistant Professor, Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences Department, NCU, Alston Miller; Director of Corporate/Community Relations and Strategic Partnership Department, NCU, Nadeen Campbell; and Associate Director, Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships Department and Legal Advisor, NCU, Victor Cummings.

12 months ago DevelopmentEnvironment

NEPA and NCU Collaborate on Environmental Research, Natural Resource Management

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and Northern Caribbean University (NCU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration on environmental research, natural resource management, and sustainable development across Jamaica. The agreement brings together academic and technical expertise to tackle challenges related to biodiversity, land use planning, pollution, and ecological conservation through joint research, data exchange, training,...

12 months ago CultureEnvironmentLabour Day 2025

Environmental and Research Park at Mason River for Labour Day

The establishment of the Environmental and Research Park at Mason River in Clarendon has been selected as the 2025 National Labour Day Project. This is in keeping with the theme for Labour Day, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future’. The slogan is ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange,...