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Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takeshi Takano (left), in conversation with Planning Manager, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Edson Carr, at the launch of the Rae Town plastic recycling pilot project on October 30, at the Courtyard by Marriott, in Kingston. The project seeks to reduce the volume of waste entering the Kingston Harbour and provide income-generating opportunities for community members.
Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takeshi Takano (left), in conversation with Planning Manager, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Edson Carr, at the launch of the Rae Town plastic recycling pilot project on October 30, at the Courtyard by Marriott, in Kingston. The project seeks to reduce the volume of waste entering the Kingston Harbour and provide income-generating opportunities for community members.

Plastic Recycling Pilot Project Launched In Rae Town

By: Rochelle Williams, October 30, 2019
The plastic recycling pilot project that has been launched in Rae Town, Kingston, will seek to reduce the volume of waste entering the harbour, and provide income-generating opportunities for community...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), dispplays the document detailing Jamaica’s first Country Programme for engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). He is joined by (from left) Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon; Climate Finance Advisor, Climate Change Division, Katherine Blackman; Director, Climate Change Analytics Inc., Laetitia De Marez; and Deputy Director, Climate Change Analytics Inc., Frances Fuller. In the background is Implementation Specialist, Climate Change Analytics Inc., Paolo Cozzi. The Country Programme will enhance the country’s capacity to access more financing for projects dealing with climate change. Minister Vaz launched the programme during the opening of a national consultation on climate action at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 23).

Jamaica’s Capacity To Access Climate Funding Strengthened

By: Alecia Smith, October 24, 2019
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while delivering a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 22.

PM Calls On Developed Countries To Fulfil Commitments With Climate Financing

By: Chris Patterson, October 23, 2019

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Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (centre), is assisted by TEF officers (from left) Royleta Fraser and Marva Francis, to bag debris collected during a clean-up exercise on International Coastal Cleanup Day , September 21, 2019, on the Palisadoes coastline.
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Less Plastic On Coastline

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, says the ban on single-use plastics has reduced the amount of plastic pollutants collected along the Palisadoes coastline on...
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By: Colleen Dawkins, October 10, 2019