Ricardo Wray

The exercise forms part of a global effort to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day to raise public awareness regarding the importance of a clean environment.

Here in Jamaica several environmental and civic groups join hands and hearts for this common cause celebrated on September 17 this year.

On the weekend that just ended, the Lions Club of Old Harbour led a group of 30 volunteers who descended on the island’s largest fishing village and removed tonnes of garbage from the shoreline.