The National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) is staging a slew of activities to mark Geography Awareness Week from November 9 to 19, under the theme ‘Geospatial Technologies: Navigating the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the launch of the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) facility, which will provide critical support to small island developing states...

Jamaica is set to participate in the upcoming 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to be held...

Environmental rehabilitation is coming for sections of Kingston and St. Andrew through Jamaica’s participation in the CityAdapt Project. The ‘Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EBA) in...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says more commitment is required from the international community to achieve environment targets. The Minister, who will...

Cabinet has given approval for the Transaction Strategy and Implementation Phase for the privatisation of the Greater Bernard Lodge (GBL) Development Project Lands. The objective of the privatisation is to...

The Forestry Department has added another offering to its products and services to the public. In addition to its usual potted plants, the Department is now offering potted fruit trees...

The Forestry Department has forged new partnerships which will enable the country to meet the National Tree Planting Initiative (NTPI) of three million trees in three years. This was disclosed...