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Senior Administrative Projects Officer at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Michelle Clayton Brown (left), and Suzanne Stanley of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) (2nd left) look at the contents of JET’s study entitled ‘Garbage and the Gully,’ which was unveiled at the launch of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day on Wednesday (July 27), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Others from (3rd left) are Marine Conservation Coordinator at the Montego Bay Marine Park, Jaedon Lowe; JET’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Diana McCauley; ICC Coordinator at JET, Felicia Wong; and JET’s Director of Marine Conservation, Llewelyn Meggs. ICC Day will be observed on Saturday, September 17.
Senior Administrative Projects Officer at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Michelle Clayton Brown (left), and Suzanne Stanley of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) (2nd left) look at the contents of JET’s study entitled ‘Garbage and the Gully,’ which was unveiled at the launch of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day on Wednesday (July 27), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Others from (3rd left) are Marine Conservation Coordinator at the Montego Bay Marine Park, Jaedon Lowe; JET’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Diana McCauley; ICC Coordinator at JET, Felicia Wong; and JET’s Director of Marine Conservation, Llewelyn Meggs. ICC Day will be observed on Saturday, September 17.

Hundreds to Participate in Beach Clean-Up Day

By: Marlon Tingling, July 29, 2016
Hundreds of volunteers are expected to join forces to remove garbage and other debris from beaches across the island on International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day. The global initiative, aimed at...
Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (centre), shares a light moment with Project Coordinator for the ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ Campaign, Felicia Wong (3rd right), following the unveiling of a mascot made from plastic bags during the agency’s launch of its public education initiative to encourage the utilization of re-usable bags. The launch took place at NEPA’s Caledonia Avenue offices in St. Andrew on Friday, July 1. Sharing the moment, from left, are: Marketing Assistant at Progressive Grocers, Nicky Lee; Programme Officer, Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), Christopher Corbin; Managing Director, Lee’s Food Fair Group, Patrick Lee; Manager, Everybody’s Pharmacy, Dr. Ernestine Watson; and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Community Relations Manager, Rachel Reid.

NEPA Launches Major Public Education Initiative

By: Kadian Brown, July 3, 2016
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), is impressed with the environmental publications on display at the launch of the Youth Environmental Advocacy Programme (YEAP) at the Holy Childhood High School, St. Andrew, on June 30. He is joined by Treasurer of the National Secondary Student Council (NSSC), Daniel Jarrett (left); and student of the Holy Childhood High School, Seana-Kaye Wright.

Youth Urged to Help Influence National Environment Policies

By: Chad Bryan, July 2, 2016

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