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10 November 2022

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), views designated protected areas at the Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary in St. Mary, during a tour on November 4. The United States Government partnered with the Oracabessa Marine Trust to provide grant support, to assist in enhancing the protection of marine life within the sanctuary.

Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary Benefiting from Marine Trust Reef Restoration Project

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 10 Nov 2022   

November  7, 2022 (JIS)   

The Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary in St. Mary is benefiting from enhanced protection and monitoring, through nature-based and scientific innovations under the Oracabessa Marine Trust Reef Restoration Project.

The project, which began in 2013 to primarily protect corals from bleaching and other forms of degradation, also aims to restore the Diadema Sea Urchin, after a mass die-off of the animal due to an unknown disease earlier this year.

The Diadema Urchin only lives among healthy reefs and relies on plants for food.

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), checks out a new Toyota Hilux Pickup handed over to the Ministry on Tuesday (November 8), while State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), sits behind the wheels. Looking on is First Counsellor/Head of Cooperation, European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz. The vehicle is intended for use in the ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ project, where the Agriculture Ministry is an implementing partner.

Agriculture Ministry Gets Vehicle for ‘A Jamaican Path From Hills to Ocean’ Project

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 10 Nov 2022   

November  7, 2022 (JIS)   

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has received a brand-new 2022 Toyota Hilux pickup, valuing some $8.1 million, to support activities under the ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ climate resilient project.

The vehicle, which is courtesy of the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance Plus, was officially handed over at the Ministry’s Hope Garden’s playfield in St. Andrew on Tuesday (November 8).

Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., in his remarks, expressed gratitude for the support.

“As a...

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