On February 24 the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) conducted its second clean-up of Refuge Cay which marked a continuation of their efforts following an earlier clean-up in October 2023. Supported by 76 volunteers from Port Royal and The University.
At a recent clean-up of Refuge Cay in Kingston Harbour, the depth of Jamaica’s plastic problem was painfully evident. Thick layers of plastic were entangled amidst the mangrove roots and floated in the nearby coastal waters. Despite many efforts.
KINGSTON “All of this was mangroves,” says marine scientist Mona Webber, pointing toward a line of ghostly gray boulders separating the road from the sea. We’re standing on the side of Norman Manley Highway, a raised road that squiggles along a spit of sand known as the Palisadoes and connects Jamaica’s Norman Manley International […]
THE PORT Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is advising all owners of yachts and small craft in the Kingston area that with the annual Atlantic hurricane season having started (June 1-November 30), in the event of a storm, they should shelter their vessels.