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The National Water Commission (NWC) is to invest billions, this year, to improve wastewater treatment facilities in several areas across the island. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, in his Sectoral Debate Presentation in Gordon House on July 24, said the project will be undertaken in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility and the Inter-American...

The Rural Water Supply Limited and the National Water Commission (NWC) will be embarking on a major rural water supply upgrading programme.  Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, in his Sectoral Debate presentation on July 24, reported that 26 projects have been slated for implementation over a three-year period at an approximate cost of $4.04...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Government is dedicated to creating an “ownership society,” where individuals can formalise their land tenure, through its Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). "We will use LAMP as far as we can to address titling for (those) land settlement beneficiaries who have been waiting for too long...

A Protected Areas System Master Plan is to be developed, which promotes a co-ordinated approach to Protected Areas management within the Government and across the other sectors of society.    "An important section of the Master Plan concerns the sustainable financing of Protected Areas and proposes strategies to be taken to accomplish this, one of which is the establishment of...

The Forestry Department is expected to plant an additional 160 hectares of denuded land and to have 2,600 hectares of land gazetted as forest reserves, this financial year, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has informed. "It is expected that 640 persons will be employed under this programme," the Minister said, as he made his...

The Forestry Department, during the last financial year, replanted approximately 275 hectares of land in continuation of its reforestation activities. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives,  on July 24. "An additional 522 hectares were maintained to support establishment....

The Government will be vigorously pursuing the preparation of new legislation to govern the maintenance and management of common areas in gated communities, town house complexes and commercial complexes. "This legislation will be similar to the recently promulgated Strata Titles Act which governs the management of apartment complexes," Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said...

During its first two years of operation, the Commission of Strata Corporations fully registered 84 per cent of all the strata plans currently incorporated in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 24. Mr. Pickersgill informed...

The Government will be moving ahead with amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act, which will lead to greater effectiveness for planning land use and development in Jamaica. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 24. He...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says ongoing works by the National Water Commission (NWC) in the Kingston Metropolitan and Portmore areas, should result in residents experiencing greater reliability in their water service. Mr. Pickersgill made this announcement during his 2012/13 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House, on July 24. [RELATED: Improved Water Supply for...

Thousands of Jamaicans across the island are set to see improvement in the reliability and distribution of their water supplies, following the completion of several projects by the National Water Commission (NWC).  Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, gave details of the projects that have been completed, and plans to undertake others, during his contribution...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says sustainable land management is an integral component of the Government’s efforts to reduce land degradation. Speaking at a sustainable land management (SLM) stakeholders' workshop, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on July 20, Minister Pickersgill said some of the benefits to be derived nationally include: enhanced agricultural...