Development Officer, Public Affairs, at the Canadian High Commission, Nadene Newsome, says Canada is committed to supporting the Caribbean’s climate resilience efforts. Representing High Commissioner of Canada, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, at the graduation ceremony for the Dolphin Head Local Forest Management Committee Co-operative Society’s Farmer Field School, Ms. Newsome noted that in November 2017, following the devastation of hurricanes...

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica is encouraging Jamaicans to remain prepared for hurricanes, amid the updated outlook for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA said recently that “conditions are now more favourable for above-normal hurricane activity.” This is the reason why Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, is...

The St. James Municipal Corporation is preparing a parish disaster and evaluation plan. “We have already completed the document, so our next step will be tendering to actually have a consultant come in and assist us with (the execution),” said Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Tamoy Sinclair. She was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently at the municipality’s...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging farmers to learn more about the effects of climate change on agriculture, as they are inextricably linked. Delivering the main address at the 67th annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at the Denbigh Showgrounds in Clarendon, on Sunday, August 4, the Governor-General emphasised that farming decisions have...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is taking steps to reduce and manage the effects of climate change across all sectors through national and international partnerships. She was addressing the LASCO REAP awards ceremony held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus, New Kingston. Mrs. Johnson Smith said that the country’s efforts have...

Jamaica’s climate change mitigation efforts have been boosted bya US$613,000 provision from the Green Climate Fund(GCF) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness Support and Preparatory Grant facility. This, according to Forestry Department Public Education Officer, Nasheji-Gaye Elliott,is expected to significantly bolster the country’s preparations towards achieving REDD+ readiness over the next 28 months. “We look forward to...

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), on Friday (May 31), launched the 2019 renewal of its Weather, Climate and Climate Change Quiz Competition. The biennial event, which is being staged for the third time, is open to preparatory and primary school students who face-off in a one-day contest to test their knowledge of weather and climate-related topics. Students from...