Brief done by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) on the management and regulation of plastic packaging waste. Solutions for this problem have so far eluded us, but given the recent attention on different aspects of the problem, we hope to generate sufficient public support so there will be effective action taken by the GOJ.
This is the Executive Summary of the document entitled Red Dirt: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Bauxite-Alumina Industry in Jamaica. Our study seeks to describe the history, evaluate the regulatory framework, and investigate the impact of the bauxite-alumina industry on Jamaica’s land, economy, and people over almost seven decades. The topics covered by this study […]
A one page publication outlining the law as it relates to smoke nuisance and open burning.
JET briefing on overwater hotel rooms in Jamaica. First prepared 19 July 2016 and updated 25 May, 2017.
A one page publication outlining the law as it relates to water pollution.
On July 29, 2018 a major fire broke out at the Riverton Solid Waste Disposal site operated by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in Kingston. The fire lasted for several days and negatively impacted air quality across the Kingston Metropolitan Area and sections of South East St. Catherine. In the weeks following, the […]
Excerpts from a letter to Senator Matthew Samuda outlining the position of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) and the other listed signatories as it relates to the regulation and sustainable management of parrotfish in Jamaica.
Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for proposed mining operations in the Special Mining Lease (SML) 173 area Parishes of St Ann and Trelawny. Prepared by: Jamaica Environment Trust, with technical assistance from the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW).
The Stan’ Up! Talk Up! Guidebook was created by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) with funding from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the project ‘Strengthening the capacity of Jamaican communities to protect their environmental rights’ 2013-2016. Advocacy is a tool used to correct an unfair situation. It usually involves trying to get the government, businesses […]
At a press conference on 28 July 2016, the Jamaican Government announced the sale of the old Alpart bauxite plant at Nain in St. Elizabeth to Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Company Limited (JISCO) as well as a US$2 billion investment in an industrial zone, powered by a 1000MW coal-fired plant, creating 3,000 jobs. The […]
