Media Release

» Mason River Protected Area declared 4th Ramsar Site
 

» NRCA/NEPA responds to concerns over illegal export of endemic parrots
 

» NEPA and UNDP partner to launch State of the Environment and Human Development Reports
 

» Jamaica to request return of endemic parrots…confirmation being sought to verify species and numbers
 

» Jamaica to host Fifth Pan-American Regional Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)
 

» NEPA to take further action against the Proprietors of Darlington Court
 

» Supreme Court Rules that NRCA & NEPA Did Not Breach Statutory Duty in Palisadoes Case
 

» NEPA prepares to launch State of the Environment Report in November
 

» NEPA to increase surveillance in Galleon Harbour, St. Elizabeth to address upsurge in sea turtle poaching


» Two men charged for possession of turtle shell and meat in St Ann
 

» No permission given to clear mangroves in St. Thomas - NEPA
 

» NEPA and JCDT sign new MOU…two motorcycles to be used to monitor Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
 

» September 16 is International Ozone Day…Jamaica makes plans for phasing out HCFCs starting 2013
 

» Jamaica celebrates International Coastal Clean-up Day on September 17…NEPA partners with UDC, schools and corporate entities to clean-up coasts
 

» Hunter Caught with Protected Birds
 

» NEPA serves NWA with Warning Notice for unapproved work at Palisadoes
 

» 2011 Game Bird Hunting Season Opens on August 20
 

» NEPA takes WINDALCO to Court for July 29 pollution incident
 

» NEPA Takes Enforcement Action against WINDALCO
 

» NEPA reviews options for safe storage of sodium cyanide from inactive gold mining site
 

» NEPA Implementing Watershed Area Management Mechanism (WAMM)
 

» NEPA successful with enforcement action in Blue Lagoon breaches
 

» Preliminary Work Began at Inactive Gold Mining site in Clarendon: NEPA
 

» Gold mining site at Pennants, Clarendon declared restricted area


» NEPA responds to report about possible hazardous substance leak in Pennant, Clarendon


» NEPA’s responsibility for the regulations of Bauxite Processing Facilities in Jamaica
 

» Jamaican Environmentalists review Caribbean Invasive Species Strategy
 

» Crocodile Alert


» NRCA/NEPA files affidavit in court in response to JET’s request for judicial review of Palisadoes shoreline works


» NEPA serves Breach Notice against Clarendon Distillery for release of Dunder into Rio Minho River…dunder may be the possible cause of the fish kill
 

» NEPA warns the public not to feed or harass nesting crocodiles in Hellshire…crocodiles can be extremely aggressive when nesting
 

» Beach Licences Expire by March 31, 2011…NEPA encourages licencees to take steps to renew
 

» NEPA to provide technical support for new MOU between NRCA and Negril NGOs…Negril Marine Park to benefit from partnership


» NEPA and UWI sign MOU


» NEPA Take Legal Action Against Hill Crest Villas for Illegal Beach Operations
 

» NEPA Hosts Inception Workshop for Protected Areas Project


» World Wetlands Day is Wednesday, February 2, 2011
 

» NEPA hosts first Visual Emission Observer Training in Jamaica
 

» NEPA Honours IYB Photographic Competition Winners
 

» NWC responds to NEPA Enforcement Notice…NWC to develop solution to address the release of trade effluent into the Kingston Harbour
 

» NEPA serves NWC with Enforcement Notice for Polluting the Kingston Harbour
 

» NEPA Identifies Cause of Pollution in the Kingston Harbour


» NEPA Investigates Pollution Incident in the Kingston Harbour
 

» NEPA Investigates Possible Pollution Incident in the Kingston Harbour
 

» Selling Endangered Species is Illegal
 

» NEPA appeals to residents not to capture crocodiles
 

» Update on Chemical Leak at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT)
 

» Update on Chemical Leak at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT)
 

» Chemical Leak at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT)
 

» NEPA Responds to AG Report
 

» Evidence of Endemic Bats found in Cave in Portland
 

» Oil Spill in Kingston Harbour
 

» Oil Spill in Kingston Harbour
 

» Responsible citizen turns in parrot to NEPA…Protected Yellow-billed and Black-billed Parrots remain at risk
 

» Joint NEPA Team responds to fish kill in Kingston Harbour


» World Town Planning Day is Monday, November 8, 2010
 

» Crocodile Alert in Great Bay, St Elizabeth
 

» Three Men Charged for Turtle Poaching


» NEPA responds to Oil Spill in Runaway Bay
 

» NEPA Assesses Impact of T. S. Nicole on Natural and Built Environments
 

» IAS Project Hosts Lionfish “Train the Trainer” Programme


» Rainy Season Could Increase Crocodile Sightings
 

» NEPA Conducts Comprehensive Negril Evaluation
 

» NRCA/ Montego Bay Marine Park Trust Sign Two Year MOU


» NEPA serves Enforcement Notice on the National Water Commission
 

» NEPA certifies hazardous waste site inspectors
 

» NEPA clarifies statements made about the Palisadoes Shoreline Protection Project
 

» NEPA serves Enforcement Notice on the National Water Commission
 

» Do NOT obstruct Game Wardens during Bird Shooting Season: NEPA
 

» September 16 is International Ozone Day


» Fish Kill in Kingston Harbour
 

» Do NOT overshoot; report breaches while they occur: NEPA


» Hunter charged for being in possession of protected birds


» Absolutely NO HUNTING in Game/Forest Reserves: NEPA
 

» Lionfish on the menu at Denbigh


» Crocodile Sightings


» Jamaica Hosts Caribbean Reef Exhibit
 

» Rio Cobre Engine Oil Spill
 

» Ibo Cooper, Lloyd Lovindeer to sparkle at World Environment Day Concert on June 4, 2010
 

» Crocodile Alert!
 

» NEPA responds to inaccurate and misleading news item


» NRCA and NIC sign MOU for the monitoring of the Black River


» NEPA and TCPA move against the erection of unapproved Cell Towers
 

» NEPA updates development applications guidelines
 

» Jamaican Parrots Being Sold Illegally
 

» March 22 is World Water Day
 

» NEPA and JBI to meet with ALPART over dust nuisance
 

» Waste Management Programme for the Kingston Harbour
 

» NEPA and government partners unite to thwart the illegal trade in Endangered Animal Species
 

» NEPA works with Blue Mountain Coffee producers to increase environmental compliance
 

» NEPA and JBI meet with Windalco over dust nuisance
 

» NEPA serves Windalco with Warning Notice
 

» February 2 is World Wetlands Day
 

» Crocodile alert in Portmore
 

» NEPA hosts multi-agency to coordinate environmental response to AA crash


» NEPA spearheads an integrated approach to improve the  water quality of Kingston Harbour


» NEPA serves Enforcement Notice on National Water Commission
 

» NEPA clarifies change of use application process for Doctor's Office and Pharmacy at Greenwich Park, Mammee Bay, St. Ann


» NEPA serves Enforcement Notice on National Water Commission 


» NEPA Launches Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Project: Four-Day Workshop to Kick Off Activities


» NEPA Wins Award: GEF-IWCAM Paper Cements Jamaica / Trinidad and Tobago Partnership
 

» Sunday, November 8, 2009 is World Town Planning Day
 

» NEPA advises that oil stolen at JPS sub-station is hazardous

 

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