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Cuba’s clean rivers show the benefits of reducing nutrient pollution

For most of the past 60 years, the United States and Cuba have had very limited diplomatic ties.…

June 11, 2020
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JAMAICA | NEPA Encourages Beach Operators to get licenced

KINGSTON, March 28, 2020- The National Environmental and Planning Agency, NEPA, has embarked on a programme aimed at…

March 29, 2020
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The protected Jamaican Crocodile. It is an offence under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA) to possess, hunt, kill capture or willfully molest the crocodile.

JAMAICA | NEPA appealing for help to catch crocodile killers

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 2, 2020 - The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is aware of a series…

March 4, 2020
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses stakeholders during the opening ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (February 27).

JAMAICA | Gov’t Taking Disaster Resilience Seriously – Holness

MONTEGO BAY, February 28, 2020- Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking seriously its responsibility to…

February 29, 2020
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Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, in discussion with Deputy High Commissioner designate, Daniel Shepherd, during a recent courtesy call. To the right is Deputy High Commissioner of the British High Commission, Craig Fulton. (GP)

NCRIPP Lauded As An Innovative Tool For Region

BRODGETOWN, Barbados, February 18, 2020 - The National Coastal Risk Information Planning Platform (NCRIPP) has been described as…

February 18, 2020
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz examines a copy of the Program on Forest study on mangroves along with stakeholders at yesterday's Report Launch at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

JAMAICA | Mangroves estimated to provide US$32.7 million in protection to Jamaica’s Coastlines

KINGSTON, November 22, 2019 - A study on Jamaica’s mangroves has estimated that they provide approximately US$32.7 million…

November 22, 2019
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UNEP/Shawn Heinrichs Trash at a beach in Bali where the UN Environment Programme launched the Clean Seas Campaign

Microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics poisoning sea life and affecting humans

UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, November 4, 2019 - Between 60 to 90 per cent of the litter…

November 4, 2019
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness delivering Jamaica’s Policy statement at the General Debate 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

JAMAICA | Three Million Trees to be planted in Three Years to Mitigate Against Climate Change

UNITED NATIONS, New York, Ny, September 27, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an initiative that…

September 27, 2019
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Gaston Browne also denounced the “strangling effects” of the sanctions on Venezuela. | Photo: teleSUR

ANTIGUA | 'Climate Crisis Is About Our Existence': Antigua-Barbuda PM

On the sidelines of 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly currently happening in New York City, teleSUR met the…

September 25, 2019
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High-Level Panel Calls for Healthy Oceans to Mitigating Against Climate Change

NEW YORK, NY, September 23, 2019 - Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging all stakeholders to unite…

September 23, 2019
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PNP president and Opposition leader Dr. Peter Phillips along with PNP Deputy General Secretary Basil Waite greets Mr. Hugh Dixon of the South Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA) on a recent visit to the area.

JAMAICA | Phillips joins the fight against mining in the Cockpit Country

ALBERT TOWN, Trelawny, September 17, 2019 - Jamaica's Cockpit Country Coalition, which features environmentalists, residents, small business groups,…

September 17, 2019
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