Land, Environment and Climate Change – Office of the Prime Minister

Remarks by Hon. Daryl Vaz, MP Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Jamaica on behalf of the Most Hon Andrew Holness, ON, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica at the UN Trade Forum: SDGs & Climate Change on September 9, 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by OPM Communications

Thank you, Madame Chair I am honoured to be representing The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica, at this important gathering which is a necessary precursor to the United Nations Climate Action Summit which is scheduled to take place later this month at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. I […]

Bernard Lodge Master Plan Enterprise Team Named

Posted on December 5, 2018December 14, 2018 by OPM Communications

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, has announced the Enterprise Team that will lead the Bernard Lodge Master Plan. Minister Vaz named the team during the Post Cabinet Press Briefing on Wednesday, December 5, at Jamaica House. Members are: Mr Joseph Shoucair, (Chairman) Attorney- at- Law and […]

Gov’t Announces Ban on Some Plastics and Polystyrene Foam

Posted on September 17, 2018 by OPM Communications

The Government of Jamaica has announced a ban on the importation, manufacture and distribution of three types of plastic products effective January 1, 2019. The historic move is part of a phased process of reducing the country’s use of plastics and plastic-based products and to regulate specific categories of plastic packaging materials. Minister with Responsibility […]

The Government’s Measures to Regulate Specific Categories of Plastic Packaging Materials

Posted on September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 by OPM Communications

Presentation by the Hon. Daryl Vaz, MP on the Government’s measures to regulate specific categories of plastic packaging materials at a Press Conference, Monday, September 17, 2018 in the Banquet Hall at 9 am It is now universally accepted that Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as Jamaica, are particularly vulnerable to global environmental […]