Media Releases

  • Mr Anthony McKenzie (standing), Director, Environmental Management and Conservation Division, NEPA delivering a presentation on the Proposed Cockpit Country Protected Area at the Cockpit Country Protected Area briefing.
    NEPA Briefs Municipal Corporations On Proposed Cockpit Country Protected Area
    Published Date: August 22, 2019
    / 22 Aug 19 /
    Fourteen representatives from six municipal corporations from Western and Central Jamaica participated in a briefing on the proposed Cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA) on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Head Office.
  • Kay-Ann Miller (l), Senior Librarian, NEPA, with Andre Bailey (r) of the Clarks Town Branch Library and winner of Poster Competition during the Annual Sharon O’Connor Documentation Centre Summer Library Programme. Photo credit: NEPA
    NEPA Drives Youth Empowerment In Trelawny
    Published Date: August 21, 2019
    News / 21 Aug 19 /
    Youth aged 4-15 years at the Trelawny Parish Library Network are now more empowered to make environmentally conscious decisions following the recently held Annual Summer Library Programme put on by the Sharon O’Connor Documentation Centre based at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).
  • Photograph showing a White-crowned Pigeon (locally known as the Baldpate).
    Game Bird Hunting Season Begins Saturday August 17 2019
    Published Date: July 30, 2019
    / 30 Jul 19 /
    The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) announces the dates for bird shooting season. The 2019 Game Bird Shooting Season is slated to open on Saturday August 17, 2019 and close on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
  • Leonard Francis (standing), Director, Spatial Planning, NEPA making a presentation during the New Kingston Citizens’ Association meeting held on June 25, 2019.
    NEPA Discusses Development Approvals With New Kingston Residents
    Published Date: July 30, 2019
    / 30 Jul 19 /
    A team from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) met with over 50 residents in the New Kingston area on Thursday, July 25, 2019 to discuss development approvals of concern to the community.
  • PR20190729
    NEPA Investigating Discolouration Of Outram River In St. Mary
    Published Date: July 29, 2019
    / 14 Jun 20 /

    The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is currently investigating the report of a ‘reddish-pink’ discolouration of the Outram River that runs through Port Maria in St Mary. A joint site visit was conducted by a team from NEPA, the St Mary Municipal Corporation and the St Mary Health Department on July 25, 2019. The team investigated the possible sources of the discolouration and completed ‘ground thruthing’ activities along the corridors of the river aimed at identifying possible anthropogenic (man-made) influences on the river.