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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents Charlemont residents, Headley Graham and his daughter Tudyann Graham with their certificate of title, at a National Land Agency (NLA) land titling ceremony, held at the Charlemont Basic School, in North West St. Catherine, on February 18.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents Charlemont residents, Headley Graham and his daughter Tudyann Graham with their certificate of title, at a National Land Agency (NLA) land titling ceremony, held at the Charlemont Basic School, in North West St. Catherine, on February 18.

Charlemont Residents Receive Land Titles

Residents of Charlemont, in North West St. Catherine, were presented with certificates of title and notices of allotment, at a ceremony in the community, on February 18, hosted by the National Land Agency (NLA). The documents were handed over by...
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), listens to a point being raised by Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC), Elise Wright-Goffe. Occasion was the official launch of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), at the head offices of the REB/CSC, in New Kingston, today (February 16).
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), listens to a point being raised by Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC), Elise Wright-Goffe. Occasion was the official launch of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), at the head offices of the REB/CSC, in New Kingston, today (February 16).

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Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P
Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents Jennel Cross-Williams with a land title during a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at the Linstead Baptist Church in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 29). Mrs. Cross-Williams collected the document on behalf her mother, Winsome Brown-Grant.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents Jennel Cross-Williams with a land title during a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at the Linstead Baptist Church in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 29). Mrs. Cross-Williams collected the document on behalf her mother, Winsome Brown-Grant.

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Ministry of Health will Launch National Cleanup Day under Operation: Mosquito Search & Destroy Initiative

The Ministry of Health in partnership with several stakeholders will embark on a National cleanup day dubbed “Operation Mosquito Search and Destroy” this Saturday, February 20, 2016. In a recent meeting of the Ministry’s National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) along with the Ministry of Local Government, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), the National Solid Waste Management Authority...
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NEPA Holds Consultation on Use of Black River

Residents of St. Elizabeth are being invited to participate in a special stakeholder public meeting on Tuesday, February 2, for discussion surrounding the use of the Black River. The public consultation will take place at the Black River High School at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will inform a study on the Black River’s carrying capacity, being undertaken by the National Environment...
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Gov’t Launches Phase Two of Climate Resilience Project

The Government will continue work to strengthen the country’s resistance against the impacts of climate change, under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR II). Phase two of the programme, the Improving Climate Data and Information Management Project (ICDIMP), was launched on Wednesday (January 27) by Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, at the Terra Nova Hotel...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), shares a warm handshake with Chairman of Food For the Poor (FFP), Andrew Mahfood (right), while Executive Director of FFP, David Mair, shares the moment. Occasion was the handing over of 76 semi-electric hospital beds to the health sector, at FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 26). The beds, valued at US$57,000, were procured by FFP through funding from J. Wray and Nephew.
EnvironmentHealth & Wellness

Retired Public Health Inspectors to be engaged in Eradicating Mosquito Breeding Sites

The Government will be contracting the services of retired public health inspectors to help eradicate mosquito breeding sites across the country. The move comes as preparations for the Zika Virus (ZikV) intensify. Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, who made the announcement, said inspectors, who have retired over the last two years, will be engaged in the first instance, on...
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Manager, Public Education and Corporate Communication Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Dionne Rose displays a poster showing the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area
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World Wetlands Day To Be Celebrated On Feb. 2

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be celebrating World Wetlands Day on February 2 under the theme, “Wetlands for Our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods.” The focal point for the national activities is the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area and Ramsar site. Manager of Public Education and Corporate Communication at NEPA, Dionne Rose told JIS News that a number of activities...
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100 Land Titles To Be Issued On Jan. 29

Some 100 land titles will be handed over to recipients through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) during a ceremony at the Linstead Baptist Church in, St. Catherine on Friday January 29. This represents the 100th land title handover ceremony to be undertaken by LAMP. The Programme aims to assist Jamaicans to obtain Certificates of Title for property they...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (right); Her Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (centre), and General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Alejandro Vares, at a ceremony where the company donated $2.3 million towards the Health Ministry’s vector control programme.
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Mayor says KSAC Pleased to Partner in Zikv Prevention Campaign

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr.  Angela Brown Burke, says the  Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is pleased to partner with Caribbean Cement Company Limited and the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the  Zika Virus (ZikV) prevention drive. The company has donated $2.3 million towards the vector control programme, particularly in the eastern section of the Corporate Area, where...
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