The Rapid Response Unit and Rural Water Limited have merged to provide better service to residents of rural Jamaica, who are impacted by drought conditions. This was disclosed to JIS News by Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Ian Hayles. “The synergies that will now be developed will enhance the common goal, whether...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says it is imperative that Jamaica takes steps now to address climate change, given the extreme weather events in many parts of the world, and the projections from the experts that these will increase or intensify. “Adapting to climate change won’t be easy but it makes sense. Given the...

The Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP II) will roll out its services to five western parishes next month, as the Government continues to make good on its pledge to ensure that more Jamaicans access titles for property they occupy. Project Director, Lisa Campbell, tells JIS News that LAMP II will shortly become available in St. James, St. Ann, Westmoreland,...

The Government, in a move to provide greater protection for the country’s forests, will be licensing sawmills and operators of power saws. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the announcement on Friday (Feb. 21), as he addressed the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside Local Forest Management Committees, at the White Hall Baptist...

The agricultural sector and coastal towns have featured prominently in the series of consultations on Climate Change and its likely impact on the country. They are being hosted by the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, to heighten the public’s awareness of the impact of climate change on communities. The next consultation will...

Jamaica’s expertise in cadastral land surveying and mapping is to be further enhanced, as 10 more government land surveyors are to receive advanced training in this area, courtesy of the Government of the Republic of (South) Korea. Korea’s Charge d’Affaires in Jamaica, Kimo Lim, made the announcement, during Friday’s (February 14) titling ceremony for land settlement lots in St. Ann,...

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC), will began a series of public consultations on February 14, aimed at sensitizing Jamaicans about climate change and what they can do to mitigate the effects. The session, which is the first of four parish meetings, will get underway at 2:00 pm at the St. Mary Parish Church in Port...

More than $200 million will be spent over the next three years on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling project called ‘Recycle Now Jamaica’, which is expected to create jobs for hundreds of Jamaicans. A new national initiative, it is being undertaken through a public-private partnership, with the Government, through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), pumping $50 million per...

Residents living in elevated areas of the Windsor Heights community in St. Catherine are now benefitting from a steady supply of potable water from a newly installed $3 million supply system. The solar-powered system, which is the second of its kind installed by Rural Water Supply Limited, was yesterday (February 7) commissioned into service by Minister of Water, Land, Environment...