Media Releases

  • Ms. Ava Tomlinson, Senior Public Education Officer and Community Outreach Officer, NEPA, guiding participants through the programme at the NEPA CSEC Sensitization Session held at the Cecil Charlton Hall, Manchester on October 10, 2018.
    NEPA To Host CSEC Seminars For Students Across Jamaica
    Published Date: October 02, 2019
    Media Releases / 02 Oct 19 /
    The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will step up its public education initiatives during the month of October by hosting two Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Student Seminars across the island.
  • PR20190927
    Avoid Crocodile Habitats During Heavy Rains
    Published Date: September 27, 2019
    / 27 Sep 19 /
    The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising the public to exercise extreme caution in areas close to swamps, rivers, gullies and other known crocodile habitats, as the animals are likely to be displaced during the heavy rains.
  • A section of the Barmouth Beach shoreline showing the buildup of Sargassum and marine litter
    NEPA And UDC Cleaning Jamaica One Beach At A Time
    Published Date: September 20, 2019
    Media Releases / 20 Sep 19 /
    Over 500 volunteers from secondary and tertiary schools, corporate entities, community-based and non-governmental organisations have committed to clean-up Barmouth Beach, St. Catherine in celebration of International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
  • Outram River Discolouration Confirmed As Red Tide
    Published Date: August 19, 2019
    / 19 Aug 19 /

    The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is confirming that the ‘reddish-pink’ discolouration of the Outram River that runs through Port Maria in St Mary is due to the overgrowth of specific species of algae resulting in the phenomenon known as Red Tide.

  • Map of Special Mining Lease 173 in relation to the Proposed Cockpit Country Protected Area
    Environmental Impact Assessment For SML 173 Not Ready For Public Consultation
    Published Date: August 27, 2019
    / 27 Aug 19 /
    In light of the intense public interest concerning the status of the mandated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed mining operations for Special Mining Lease (SML) 173 in St Ann and Trelawny by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) wishes to advise the public that a draft EIA Report was received from the consultants - Conrad Douglas and Associates Limited during July 2019.