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National Land Agency Launches ‘NLA Connect’

By: Britney Stevens, March 21, 2025

The National Land Agency (NLA) has unveiled its latest customer engagement platform, ‘NLA Connect’, which aims to revolutionise client service delivery and communication within the organisation. The portal is designed...

The Port Morant Primary School 4-H Club mounts a visually appealing display of food and beverage items made with Jamaican sorrel, at the St. Thomas 4-H Clubs’ Parish Expo held at the Seaforth High School in the parish on March 14.

Best of St. Thomas 4-H Clubs Showcased at Parish Expo 2025

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, March 19, 2025

Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (seated left); Managing Director, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Jorge Martínez (seated centre) and Director responsible for Environmental Management and Conservation, NEPA, Anthony McKenzie (seated right), affix their signatures to documents formalising the partnership between NEPA & CCCL for CCCL’s participation in the Adopt-A-Mangrove programme at the Caribbean Cement Company Limited Sports Club, Rockfort, Kingston, on Tuesday, March 18. Witnessing the signing (from left) are Legal Counsel, CCCL, Craig Neil and Sustainability Leader, CCCL, Shannen Suckra Baker.

Caribbean Cement Company Partners with NEPA to Protect Mangroves

By: Chris Patterson, March 19, 2025

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith addresses the Senate on Friday (January 24).

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Gov’t Strengthening Environmental Safeguards

The Government is strengthening monitoring and enforcement of critical pieces of legislation to safeguard the environment. Speaking in the Upper House on Friday (January 24), Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

By: Latonya Linton, January 28, 2025

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the amendments to the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Act and the Wild Life Protection Act in the Senate on Friday (January 24).

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Senate Approves Legislation to Increase Fines for Breaches of Environmental Laws

The Senate has approved amendments to the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Act and the Wild Life Protection Act to allow for an increase in fines and related custodial sentences...

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Representatives of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM) and Councillor for Old Harbour Bay Division, Dr. Kevin Waul (third left), unveil the newly erected Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) boundary sign in St. Catherine.

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Director, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Dannie Clarke, addresses the EcoChampions School Tour at the Negril/Green Island Local Planning Authority (NEGALPA) in Westmoreland, recently.

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Students Encouraged to Help Protect the Environment

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC) inaugural EcoChampions School Tour aims to encourage students across the island to play their part in protecting the environment. This was...

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Official flyer for the Forestry Department’s Christmas Plant Fair, which will be held on Saturday, December 7.

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Park Ranger with the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), Anthony King, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (November 21).

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JCDT Encourages Citizens to Help Protect the Blue and John Crow Mountains

The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) is encouraging citizens to join hands in safeguarding the Blue and John Crow Mountains. Park Ranger with the JCDT, Anthony King, has made...

By: Sherika Williams, November 22, 2024

His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (right), is given a boat tour of the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary in St. Mary on Tuesday (November 19).

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Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary Could Get Additional UNDP Funding

General Manager of the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary in St. Mary, Inilek Wilmot, says the facility has a new proposal being reviewed for additional funding from the United Nations Development...

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, November 21, 2024

Fishing Boats at the White River Fishing Village in St. Ann.

12 months ago EnvironmentTransport

MAJ Urges Caution by Boaters and Mariners

In light of the adverse weather conditions across the island as a result of Tropical Storm Rafael, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is urging all boaters and mariners to...

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