Newell says Samuda’s comments on mangrove destruction ‘inconsistent’ with gov’t data
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Environment and Climate Resilience Omar Newell has criticised recent comments by Environment Minister Matthew Samuda linking Jamaica's biggest mangrove threat to the illegal cutting of trees for firewood, arguing that the claims are inconsistent with findings in the Government's National Mangrove and Swamp Forest Management Plan 2023–2033. Newell's criticism follows a Jamaica Observer article on June 15 which quoted Samuda as saying, “The biggest...