The Portland Bight area, because of its coral reefs and mangroves, has been declared a protected area under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act (NRCA), and two fish sanctuaries have been declared under the Fisheries Industry Act to protect the fish nursery there.
If we allowed the government to give permesion for the CHEC (China Habor Engineering Company) to begin construction this protected area and its natural habitats will be totaly destroyed.
Its very important that this area remains protected, its just one of the many areas in Jamaica that makes Jamaica beutifull we cant allow forigners to come in and tarnish that. The eco-tourism potential of the area, unique in Jamaica because of its biodiversity, would be wiped out we cant allow this.
And the government has been tottaly disrespectfull to its Jamaican people, as if to say we are not all Jamaicans living in Jamaica. There has been no consultation with the public or with its partners, the environmental bodies, quite contrary to the recent signing of a social partnership with its promise of transparency.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/environment/Six-reasons-against-port-on-Goat-Islands_14960085#ixzz2dW02w7Nb
