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Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29. The Yallahs-Hope Project comes to an end this month. A completed socio-economic study of the watershed areas will inform stakeholders' engagement activities post project.
Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29. The Yallahs-Hope Project comes to an end this month. A completed socio-economic study of the watershed areas will inform stakeholders' engagement activities post project.

NEPA Completes Socio-Economic Study of Yallahs and Hope Watersheds

By: Charnele Henry, October 30, 2020
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says it has completed the socio-economic study of the Yallahs and Hope watersheds. This is one of the components of the soon-to-be-concluded Integrated...
Residents of Anchovy, in St. James, participate in the environmental wardens training session, held recently in the community.

Persons Being Trained as Environmental Wardens

By: Shanna K. Salmon, October 30, 2020
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third left), observes as Chairman, Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJ), Damien King (left), accepts keys for a box truck from Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo.), Stephen Edwards, during the handover ceremony, on Wednesday (October 21), at the recycling company’s Lake’s Pen address in St. Catherine. At right is Chief Financial Officer, RPJ, Wincella Cummings.

Recycling Partners of Jamaica Gets Truck from TPDCo.

By: Rochelle Williams, October 22, 2020

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Director of Environmental Management and Conservation at NEPA, Anthony McKenzie.
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