Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, has welcomed a suggestion from Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, Fitz Jackson, for more regular cleaning of beaches in the municipality....

Hundreds of persons turned out on September 19 to clean up the Hellshire Bay  beach in  St. Catherine, organised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Government, through the Ministry, is taking the necessary measures to safeguard Jamaica’s freshwater resources, in light of protracted...

Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) has repaired the 35,000-gallon Ballynure rainwater catchment tank in North West Manchester, at a cost of $9.5 million. The tank, which supplies water to approximately...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) are encouraging service clubs, community-based organizations and companies to adopt a beach. Both Agencies made the call...

Thousands of Jamaicans have benefitted from climate change awareness and resilience building strategies, through the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate cHange (Ja REEACH) project. Since the project’s...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwyn Hales, has endorsed the partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and First Global Bank (FGB) in...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Land Agency (NLA), Elizabeth Steer, says the recent commissioning of two new land surveyors is a welcome addition to the group and a definite...