(l-r) Peter Knight, CEO, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Lorna Perkins, Deputy General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Jacqueline Sharp, President and CEO of Scotia Group Jamaica and Desmond Malcolm, General Manager, UDC weigh debris removed from the Hellshire Bay Beach on International Coastal Clean-Up Day which was recognized on September 21, 2013. In the background is Errol Morris, Coordinator, Applications Processing Branch, NEPA. The UDC collaborated with NEPA and the Ministry of Finance to host the event in commemoration of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD). Over 500 volunteers from corporate Jamaica, civic groups and educational institutions turned out to support the UDC and NEPA in their effort to rid the beach of debris. International Coastal Clean-up Day has been celebrated globally for the past 27 years.
