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Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner.
Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner.

Jamaicans Urged to Plan for Mid-Year Dry Period

Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner is urging Jamaicans to plan for the mid-year dry period despite the traditional “May rains” the country is currently experiencing. Speaking with JIS News Mr. Spooner says January to March, and to a...
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC) Hon. Robert Pickersgill cautions Jamaicans against the misuse of the water resources as he addresses the final public consultation on the draft Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan on April 30, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC) Hon. Robert Pickersgill cautions Jamaicans against the misuse of the water resources as he addresses the final public consultation on the draft Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan on April 30, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

Water Minister Warns Against Misuse of Resources
The lionfish, seen here at the Discovery Bay Marine Research Laboratory and Observatory in St. Ann, is a voracious predator, believed to have entered Caribbean waters from a protected environment in the United States after a natural disaster in 1992. By 2006, experts said, they could be found on almost every reef in Jamaica.
The lionfish, seen here at the Discovery Bay Marine Research Laboratory and Observatory in St. Ann, is a voracious predator, believed to have entered Caribbean waters from a protected environment in the United States after a natural disaster in 1992. By 2006, experts said, they could be found on almost every reef in Jamaica.

Lionfish Population Down
Programme Manager, Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), Dr. Natalie Boodram, makes her contribution at the Western Regional consultation on the draft water sector policy and Implementation Plan, held at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay on Thursday April 10. The Montego Bay consultation is the first of four to be held across the island during the month of April.
Programme Manager, Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), Dr. Natalie Boodram, makes her contribution at the Western Regional consultation on the draft water sector policy and Implementation Plan, held at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay on Thursday April 10. The Montego Bay consultation is the first of four to be held across the island during the month of April.

Water Sector Policy Consultation Kicks Off in Montego Bay
Senior Director in the Policy and Monitoring division of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Patricia Snow-Young (centre) addresses the JIS Think Tank, where the Ministry’s island wide consultation on the water sector policy, was launched. Engineering Manager at Rural Water Supply Limited Peter Clarke (left), also participated in the session.
Senior Director in the Policy and Monitoring division of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Patricia Snow-Young (centre) addresses the JIS Think Tank, where the Ministry’s island wide consultation on the water sector policy, was launched. Engineering Manager at Rural Water Supply Limited Peter Clarke (left), also participated in the session.

Water Sector Policy Consultations Begin Thursday

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Environment

Communities Urged to Help With Restoration of Water Tanks

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill is urging rural communities to, this Labour Day, clean and restore the areas surrounding water tanks that have been out of use. Mr. Pickersgill told JIS News that there were close to 400 tanks across the island that are in need of repairs. He said Rural Water Supply Limited...
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Environment

Final Consultation on Water Policy April 30

The final in a series of public consultations on the Draft Water Sector Policy and implementation plans will be held on Wednesday, April 30, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The draft Policy and plans for implementation are intended to provide a guide to the work taking place in the Ministry, and will clearly show...
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Budget 2014/2015Environment

PIOJ Gets Sum for Climate Resilience Project

A sum of $23.5 million has been budgeted in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, to continue implementation of Phase Two of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCRII) by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), this year. The allocation will provide funding for a Programme Preparation Grant (PPG), and implementation of the first of...
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Budget 2014/2015Environment

$6 Million for Phasing Out of Ozone-Depleting Substances Project

The Government has allotted $6 million to the hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase out Management Plan Implementation Project, in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure. The proposed budget is now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. The project seeks to freeze importation of HCFCs at 2009 and 2010 average import levels (baseline consumption) and reduce baseline consumption by...
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Budget 2014/2015EnvironmentParliament

$7.5 Million to Strengthen Chemical Project

Activities under the National Quick Start Programme Trust Fund Project will be bolstered this financial year, following a $7.5 million injection in the initiative. This is contained in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Formerly known as the Globally Harmonized System of the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, the project is being implemented by the...
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Budget 2014/2015EnvironmentParliament

Yallahs/Hope River Watershed Management Project To Receive $12.4 Million

Efforts to shore up the country’s integrated management of the Yallahs/Hope River watershed management area have been bolstered with the injection of $12.4 million. The undertaking, being implemented by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), aims to reduce the pressure on natural resources in the Yallahs River and Hope River Watershed of the Blue Mountains, by increasing the practice...
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Budget 2014/2015EnvironmentParliament

$13.4 Million to Assist With Climate Change Convention Obligations

The Government has set aside $13.4 million to assist with the preparation of its Third National Communication (TNC) and First Biennial Update Report (BUR), to implement obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). As outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives, the funds will be used to engage a project...
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