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In Jamaica, Backlash Over Limestone Quarry in Ecological Area Sparks Youth Online Activism
There s a new wave of environmental consciousness in jamaica
A decision by Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness in favour of a limestone quarry in an ecologically sensitive area has provoked an angry backlash among environmental advocates, tourism stakeholders and several sectors of civil society.
It has also sparked an energetic social media campaign by a group of young, passionate activists: #Youth4PuertoBueno.
A petition against mining in a section of the Dry Harbour Mountains in St Ann has failed to get the 15,000 signatures it needed to prompt an official response from Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
The petition was created on November 17, and up to Sunday of this week, when it closed, it had received only 5,548 signatures.
The petition was launched on the Office of the Prime Minister s (OPM) website by environmentalists in response to the Government s decision to grant a mining licence to Jamaica World LLC to carry out mining activities in the ecologically-sensitive Dry Harbour Mountains.
The mountains are home to many endangered and endemic species.
In 2020, the percentage of the Jamaican electorate willing to participate in elections fell to its lowest in over 70 years. At the same time, the proportion of our people prepared to justify a military takeover to deal with high crime and corruption reached its highest point [LAPOP Pulse of Democracy 2019].
Across the planet, according to a Cambridge University Study, 2019 represented
“the highest level of democratic discontent on record”. We in Jamaica were therefore not alone. Reason: across the globe there was a “growing sense of inequity and unfairness in the system” [Edelman Trust]. Here at home, our prime minister has not been unaware of this. Four and a half years ago, PM Holness acknowledged in his inaugural speech,
Jamaica residents file claim over mining permit
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