Published Date: December 13, 2023
As part of its on-going investigation, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), is now in a position to update the country on the recent fish kill in the Harbour Head area in Kingston.
Managing and Protecting Jamaica's Land, Wood, Air and Water.
Published Date: December 28, 2023
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that a small fish kill which occurred at the Rio Cobre River on December 24 is now contained.
Published Date: December 13, 2023
Yesterday (December 11, 2023) at about 5pm, NEPA received a report that there is an oil spill in the Bog Walk Gorge. We dispatched a team immediately to the area to do an assessment. The team also went there this morning to continue their investigation. Our investigation revealed the source of the spill as coming from a factory operating in the area. NEPA has since met with the company’s management team who is cooperating with the Agency to undertake the necessary clean-up exercise.
Published Date: December 15, 2023
The National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) investigation into the oil spill in the Bog Walk area has identified the source of the leak as a malfunctioning boiler from the old Jamaica Beverage Plant, now owned and operated by Trade Winds Citrus Limited. That facility has the required bunding in place to contain the oil, however, the leak that occurred last weekend was from the defective boiler.
Published Date: December 15, 2023
The National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) has served German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited, the operators of the Kingston Dry Dock in Harbour Head, a notice to suspend their environmental permit under section 11 (1) of the NRCA Act.
The notice of suspension is served on the company for non-compliance with seven (7) conditions of the environmental permit granted to them in 2019. The company has until December 31 to become compliant.
Angela Hamilton,
Manager, Public Education and Corporate Communication