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  • Published on Dec 2, 2024

    Artists Offer Hope Amid Environmental Catastrophes

    Christi Belcourt, 'This Painting is a Mirror,' 2012. Chadd Scott Hope vs. Despair. The optimist finds hope in the most despairing situation. Trevor Schoonmaker is an optimist. “Even from a place of death and destruction, there’s this hope, and that …

    Source: Forbes - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 1, 2024

    Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Jamaica’s nuclear ambitions

    The term ‘nuclear energy’ often evokes memories of past disasters — Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986), and Fukushima (2011). These catastrophic events, largely due to human error and poor management, left scars that extended far beyond the direct …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 1, 2024

    Dennis Zulu and Richard Amenyah | Taking the rights path to end AIDS in Jamaica

    Today, December 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day, remembering those that we have lost to the epidemic and celebrating the resilience of those living with HIV. This year’s theme, ‘Take the Rights Path’, draws our attention to the urgent need to promote and …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 30, 2024

    Jamaica Eyes Adoption Of Nuclear Energy

    As the quest for more sustainable power solutions and eco-friendly technologies intensifies, the adoption of nuclear energy and equipment has emerged as a focal point of discussion. For Jamaica, a country heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels, the …

    Source: Jamaica Information Service - Gov't Institution
  • Published on Dec 2, 2024

    ‘We will fix it’

    Jamaica’s tourism transportation sector, once a symbol of empowerment for local operators, now finds itself at a crossroads. During her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate last Friday, Opposition Spokesman on Tourism, Senator …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 29, 2024

    Environmental groups angry after NEPA drops charges against company for Rio Cobre oil spill

      Two environmental groups are expressing outrage at the decision of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to withdraw criminal charges against Trade Winds Citrus Limited for an oil spill in the Rio Cobre in St. Catherine.   The decision was …

    Source: Radio Jamaica - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 2, 2024

    JET Insists Deal Between NEPA and Trade Winds Citrus was Secret

    The Jamaica Environment Trust, JET, is rejecting the position of Trade Winds Citrus Limited that there was nothing secretive about the agreement between the company and the National Environment Protection Agency, NEPA. This follows the disclosure that the …

    Source: Nationwide 90FM - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 28, 2024

    From shadows to sunlight: Why access to information matters in Jamaica

    This post, written by Global Voices contributor Emma Lewis, was originally published at The Breadfruit Collective as part of a Caribbean campaign to explain the regional Escazú Agreement and its importance for environmental defenders. An edited version …

    Source: Global Voices - Center-left
  • Published on Nov 28, 2024

    2 Environmental groups express  outrage over  NEPA’s decision to drop criminal charges in the Rio Cobre oil spill case

    2 Environmental groups are expressing outrage over the decision of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)  to drop criminal charges in the Rio Cobre oil spill case. The Jamaica Environment Trust and friends of Rio Cobre say the decision to …

    Source: Irie FM - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 28, 2024

    'Betrayal' - environmental groups outraged by NEPA’s dropping of criminal charges in Rio Cobre oil spill case

    Two environmental groups are expressing outrage at the decision of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to withdraw criminal charges against Trade Winds Citrus Limited for an oil spill in the Rio Cobre in St Catherine. The decision was …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 29, 2024

    Damage control

    An agreement between Jamaica’s environmental regulator and a private company, which ended a criminal prosecution over an oil spill in the Rio Cobre, is expected to be released to the public today, according to a senior official in the Holness …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 30, 2024

    ‘Straight sell-out’

    Describing details of the secret pact between the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) and Trade Winds Citrus Limited as “worse than anticipated”, attorney-at-law Marcus Goffe says the environmental body acted against Jamaicans’ interest when it …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 29, 2024

    Environmentalists Blasts NEPA’s Withdrawal of Charges Against Trade Winds Citrus

    A betrayal of the people! That’s how environmental advocates have described a decision by the National Environment and Planning Agency, NEPA, to withdraw criminal charges against Trade Winds Citrus Limited over a 2023 oil spill in the Rio Cobre in St. …

    Source: Nationwide 90FM - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 29, 2024

    More calls for full disclosure in Rio Cobre oil spill case

    The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has joined environmental groups in raising concern over the decision of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to drop criminal charges in the Rio Cobre oil spill case. The decision to withdraw …

    Source: Irie FM - Label Pending
  • Published on Nov 28, 2024

    Rio Cobre oil spill: Opposition questions dropped case against company

    The Opposition is raising concerns over reports regarding the withdrawal of prosecution against Trade Winds Citrus Limited in relation to the pollution of the Rio Cobre in December 2023. It was reported that a confidential agreement was reached between the …

    Source: Loop News Jamaica - Neutral
  • Published on 15:04 GMT

    Letter of the Day | Rio Cobre’s murky fate and NEPA’s toothless prosecution

    THE EDITOR Madam, The mediation settlement agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA), acting through the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), and Trade Winds Citrus Limited (TWCL) marks a baffling capitulation to …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on 14:38 GMT

    The Unglamorous Sucker Fish Plays a Key Great Lakes Role. A Shedd Scientist and Her Band of Volunteers Want to Tell You ...

    Volunteer Julie Knox, Shedd Aquarium researcher Karen Murchie, and volunteer Jane Whitney at a sucker fish monitoring site. (Courtesy Shedd Aquarium) As a kid growing up in Wisconsin, Frank Langley learned the difference between game fish and rough fish. …

    Source: WTTW - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Dec 2, 2024

    Local historian, professor, and artist Tao Leigh Goffe releasing debut book next year

    Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! On Jan. 21, 2025, award-winning historian, professor, and artist Tao Leigh Goffe will have her highly anticipated debut book, “DARK LABORATORY: On …

    Source: Brooklyn Paper - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 2, 2024

    The Mixologist Who Stopped Drinking

    Dan Pashman: Every Christmas season, I make a batch of homemade eggnog [LP O’Brien: Lovely.] using the recipe from Joy of Cooking and, I mean to me, it’s hilarious. If you make eggnog from scratch, it’s basically like a cake. LP O’Brien: It’s eggs ... [ …

    Source: WNYC - New York - Public Broadcaster

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