The second in a series of public consultations on the Green Paper for the establishment of an Environmental Regulatory Authority (ERA), was held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, St....

Professor at the University of the West Indies, Anthony Clayton, says Jamaica needs a strong national planning agency to address matters relating to the environment and there are plans ahead...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Co-ordinator and Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap, has underscored the need for governments to ensure that Disaster Risk Reduction is streamlined as an...

The first in a series of public meetings on the setting up of an Environmental Regulatory Authority (ERA) will be held on Friday, October 12, at the Cecil Charlton Hall...

With sections of the island experiencing heavy rainfall recently, resulting in flood damage to roadways, houses and farms, the parish of Westmoreland is on full alert. According to Disaster Preparedness...

The Forestry Department will be planting some 50 trees at the Bridgeport Primary School in Portmore tomorrow (Oct. 5), as the agency observes National Tree Planting Day 2012. The activity,...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has lauded the Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change Project in Jamaica for the positive impact it has had...

Teams from the National Works Agency (NWA) have been deployed across the island to carry out technical assessments and have major corridors re-opened, following two days of torrential rain. Speaking...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that damage and welfare assessments are being carried out following heavy rainfall over the weekend, which caused severe flooding in some...

An Atlas of natural hazards in Jamaica was officially launched on September 26, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. The publication entitled, 'Natural Hazards...

The Meteorological Service has continued the Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes until 5 p.m. today. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING means that flooding has been...