The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is optimistic that the revised labels on pesticides mandated by the organisation will result in an increase in proper usage of products by Jamaicans. Speaking...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Cockpit Country is an environmental, cultural and historical asset which the Government of Jamaica values greatly. The Prime Minister says the Government is sensitive...

The Government remains committed to protecting the environment, in particular, the Cockpit Country. Prime Minister Holness reaffirmed the Government’s stance on protecting and preserving the Cockpit Country during his national...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to exercise caution when using pesticides, especially near waterways that are accessed by nearby communities. The advice comes from the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) and the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is seeking to increase the rate and scale of adaptation of Jamaica’s agricultural sector to climate change....

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, has called on various stakeholders in Montego Bay to take action on climate change by doing more to protect the local...

Disaster Coordinator for St. James, Tamoy Sinclair, says the plastic ban should minimise the impact of flooding in Montego Bay. Ms. Sinclair was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think...

The Government is partnering with the Caribbean Cement Company to remove between 1.5 and two million tyres from the Riverton City landfill. This will be initially facilitated under a pilot...