Business operators are being reminded to make all the necessary provisions during the transitionary six-month grace period to become compliant before the third phase of the plastic ban is fully...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr. is calling for positive behaviour change towards plastic pollution as the Government gears up to implement the third...

The Government will continue work during the 2021/22 fiscal year to further enhance the resilience of Jamaica’s agricultural sector and coastal areas. Some $400 million has been earmarked in the...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging youth to innovate eco-friendly solutions, in light of the pending implementation of the third phase...

Progress is being made in wetland forest (mangrove) restoration locally, says University of the West Indies (UWI) Marine Biologist, Dr. Camilo Trench. Citing a 2013 report published by the National...

The Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited on Friday (February 12) launched a pilot plastic bottle separation project in the Meadows of Irwin Community in St. James. The...

The Forestry Department, on Thursday (February 11), launched its ‘My Tree Legacy’ Initiative, its latest project through which it will afford past students the opportunity to plant trees on the...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that 42 prosecutions and 27 convictions have been effected for breaches of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Plastic Packaging Materials Prohibition)...