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KINGSTON - The Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP), which is segmented into categories A and B, is the single largest project ever undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC). It has a total cost of US$211 million (approximately J$17 billion) and, on completion, will bring an additional 20 million gallons of water to residents in Kingston and St. Andrew,...

Just over 40 Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including Jamaica, which add less than one per cent of the emission gases contributing to global warming, are the most vulnerable to its deleterious effects, including rising temperatures and sea levels and the destruction and degradation of coastlines, according to Acting Head of the Climate Branch of the Metrology Services, Clifford Mahlung....

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states plan to lobby the United Nations (UN) for the CARICOM Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to be designated an International Centre of Adaptation. The move, which was agreed on by regional leaders at the 22nd Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Grand Anse, Grenada last weekend, is intended to enhance...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) which does not currently certify persons it trains in the many community training programmes it offers, plans to pursue this in the near future, according to the Director General of the organisation, Ronald Jackson, who spoke at a Think Tank session at the Jamaica Information Service, 58a Half Way Tree Road,...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on February 24, broke ground for the development of the Boscobel Operation Pride Project in St. Mary. The project, which will involve construction of new roadways, the completion of roads already laid out, and the provision of electricity, will be implemented on lands adjacent to the Ian Flemming International Airport in...

Cabinet has given approval for the acquisition of additional parcels of land from the Apple Tree Plaza to Jimbo's Gymnasium, along the main road from Chudleigh to Coleyville, Manchester. Speaking at today's (February 23) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz informed that the lands would likely be needed...

Some major roadways in Portland and St. Mary have been seriously impacted, as a result of the heavy rains which have lashed both parishes during the course of this week. The National Works Agency (NWA) has reported than some roads in St. Mary have been blocked or reduced to single lane traffic, while roads in Portland have been  rendered impassable...

More than 20,000 residents of communities in South West St. Catherine now have reliable and consistent supply of potable water, with the commissioning into service of the Red Ground/Barton’s Water Supply Scheme on Wednesday (February 16). The $40 million project, undertaken by the Rural Water Supply Company, involved the laying of transmission pipelines; extending existing distribution lines;  construction of a...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has received a donation of $ 1,184, 838.00 from the French Government to carry out a vector control and sanitation project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Ambassador of France to Jamaica, His Excellency Marc-Olivier Gendry, presented the cheque to Director General of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson on February 2 at...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will launch a multi-million dollar programme aimed at strengthening Jamaica's resilience to climate change and other environmental hazards. The Jamaica House launch on Wednesday Febuary 2 will introduce the programme that will run for two years and will be largely funded by the European Union.  The programme includes projects that will protect jobs and lives through the restoration and protection...

KINGSTON — As the international community prepares to mark World Wetlands Day on February 2, Jamaicans are once again being urged to protect its wetlands, which serve as a critical source of biodiversity and are of tremendous environmental value to the country. “The wise use and conservation of wetlands, really is an important issue for Jamaica,” said Manager of Public...

Approximately J$474.58 million has been allocated for the implementation of a Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction project. Funding has been provided through grant resources from the European Union. It will be officially launched by the Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Office of the Prime Minister, Banquet Hall. The project is...