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.
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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: November 23, 2023
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is cautioning dog owners that they could find themselves in trouble with the law if their pet attacks sea turtles. This, as the Agency has received reports that pets and wild dogs have been attacking sea turtle nesting areas and eating the hatchlings on several beaches across the island.
Published Date: August 28, 2023
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding persons to adhere to the regulations for participation in the annual bird-shooting season or risk being prosecuted for breaches. This comes after NEPA cited two bird hunters for shooting in a game reserve in Clarendon on Saturday, August 26.