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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), chairs a recent meeting with heads of departments and agencies for which he has portfolio responsibility, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), chairs a recent meeting with heads of departments and agencies for which he has portfolio responsibility, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.

Development Stakeholders to Discuss Measures to Curb Approvals Breaches

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is to meet with key stakeholders to discuss measures to curb the reported by-passing of the approvals process for revised building plans by some developers, particularly for apartment complexes. The...
Manager, Topographic and Hydrographic Surveys, National Land Agency (NLA), Calvin Thompson (left), shows off the high quality of the image produced by an $8.3 million printing system housed at the NLA. Admiring the document (at right) is Property and Legal Director, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, David Wong Ken. Also pictured is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NLA, Elizabeth Stair. The system, which was donated by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, was officially handed over during a ceremony at the downtown Kingston offices of the NLA on November 16.
Manager, Topographic and Hydrographic Surveys, National Land Agency (NLA), Calvin Thompson (left), shows off the high quality of the image produced by an $8.3 million printing system housed at the NLA. Admiring the document (at right) is Property and Legal Director, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, David Wong Ken. Also pictured is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NLA, Elizabeth Stair. The system, which was donated by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, was officially handed over during a ceremony at the downtown Kingston offices of the NLA on November 16.

NLA Gets $8.3 Million Printing System
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), examines a solid state water meter, while Regional Manager, Business Development, DIEHL Metering, Stefan Raeder (right), points out the features. Occasion was the contract signing ceremony for the provision of 50,000 meters for the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) New Kingston offices on November 10. The Germany-based company, DIEHL Metering, is the manufacturer of the meters, while Deryck A. Gibson Limited is the contractor for the project.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), examines a solid state water meter, while Regional Manager, Business Development, DIEHL Metering, Stefan Raeder (right), points out the features. Occasion was the contract signing ceremony for the provision of 50,000 meters for the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) New Kingston offices on November 10. The Germany-based company, DIEHL Metering, is the manufacturer of the meters, while Deryck A. Gibson Limited is the contractor for the project.

NWC Signs US$7.23 Million Contract to Procure Digital Water Meters for KMA
Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, held at the Agency’s head office.
Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, held at the Agency’s head office.

NEPA Celebrates World Town Planning Day from Nov. 8 to 9
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robison (right), is in discussion with former President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association (JSEA), Anthony Chang. Occasion was the Annual General Meeting of the JSEA, held yesterday (November 6), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robison (right), is in discussion with former President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association (JSEA), Anthony Chang. Occasion was the Annual General Meeting of the JSEA, held yesterday (November 6), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

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Development Orders For All Parishes Should Be In Place By 2017

Development Orders for all parishes should be in place by 2017, says  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and Government Town Planner, Peter Knight. “Right now we’re trying to complete a National Spatial Plan that will set the over-arching framework for planning. We’re also doing Development Orders for the parishes and by 2017, they...
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Land Owners Urged to Utilise Properties Wisely

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has urged land owners across the country to be mindful of how they utilise their properties, as this will eventually impact the natural resources and the air quality of the environment. The Minister was speaking at the Ministry’s  land titling ceremony, held  at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Hall,...
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Public Health Officials Urged to Form Relationships with Communities

Executive Director of the United States based National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Dr. David Dyjack, says public health officials must form relationships with local communities, if they are to be successful in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Giving the keynote address at the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) 69th Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition at the Grand Palladium...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickergill (3rd right) is assisted by Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier (4th right), in unveiling the sign at site of the Mahoe Ridge to Horse Guard Water Supply System, which was officially commissioned into service by Minister Pickersgill on Friday (October 30). Others (from left) are: Councillor for the Catadupa Division, Gladstone Bent; Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority, Basil Fernandez; General Manager, Rural Water Supply Limited, Douglas Wilson; Mayor of Montego Bay and Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Glendon Harris; and Councillor for the Welcome Hall Division, Martin Kellier.
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Hundreds to Benefit from Mahoe Ridge/Horse Guard Water Supply System

Hundreds of residents of five farming communities in South St. James will now have improved access to potable water following completion of the Mahoe Ridge to Horse Guard Water Supply System. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, on Friday (October 30), officially commissioned the system into service, which will benefit the areas of Mahoe Ridge,...
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Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, provides details about activities for World Town Planning Day 2015.
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Jamaica to Mark World Town Planning Day

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US$8.73 Million in Contracts Awarded For Upgrade of Sewage Plants

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for Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie speaking about increase in Sargussum (seaweed) on Jamaica’s coastlines at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office during a Think Tank session on October 20.
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NEPA Targets Multi-Agency Response to Reduce Sargassum Build-Up

The National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be using a multi-agency approach to reduce the accumulation of sargassum (seaweed) along Jamaica’s coastline. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston, NEPA’s Director for Environmental Management and Conservation, Anthony McKenzie, informed that several agencies, central to the undertaking, have been identified....
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