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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Country Enters Dry Season – Jamaicans Urged to Conserve Water

As the country enters yet another dry period, citizens are being urged to begin implementing conservation strategies. Although the two reservoirs in St. Andrew (Mona and Hermitage) are at capacity, the National Water Commission (NWC) has begun instituting restrictions at...
General Manager for Engineering at Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Mr. Douglas Wilson, discussing a water project with Project Engineer, Chantelle Coley (centre) and Project Design Engineer, DeVaughn Henlon.
General Manager for Engineering at Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Mr. Douglas Wilson, discussing a water project with Project Engineer, Chantelle Coley (centre) and Project Design Engineer, DeVaughn Henlon.

More Jamaicans Accessing Quality Potable Water
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (head of table), addresses a recent Heads of Agencies and Departments meeting at the Ministry in Kingston.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (head of table), addresses a recent Heads of Agencies and Departments meeting at the Ministry in Kingston.

Over 200 Rio Bueno Residents To Have Water For Christmas
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), chairing a Heads of Agencies meeting at the Ministry, in Kingston, on December 16.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), chairing a Heads of Agencies meeting at the Ministry, in Kingston, on December 16.

Technical Team from Lesotho to Visit NLA in January
Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd right), hands over the signed contract for construction of the Mason River pipeline in Northern Clarendon to Representative of Champion Industrial Equipment and Supplies Limited, Courtney Harford (left). The contact signing ceremony was held today (Dec. 4), at the head office of the National Water Commission (NWC) in New Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are: Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Horace Dalley; and NWC Chairman, Prakash Vaswani.
Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd right), hands over the signed contract for construction of the Mason River pipeline in Northern Clarendon to Representative of Champion Industrial Equipment and Supplies Limited, Courtney Harford (left). The contact signing ceremony was held today (Dec. 4), at the head office of the National Water Commission (NWC) in New Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are: Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Horace Dalley; and NWC Chairman, Prakash Vaswani.

NWC Signs $69 Million Contract for Mason River Pipeline

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Continuous Training for Firefighters

Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Sean Martin, says fire-fighters undergo continuous training, so as to ensure that they are in a state of readiness to effectively respond, in the event of an earthquake. Mr. Martin was speaking at the launch of Earthquake Awareness Month 2016, held at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston,...
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Environment

Hundreds to Benefit from Refurbished Pleasant Heights Water System

Hundreds of residents of several communities, encompassing the constituencies of East. St. Andrew and East Kingston and Port Royal, will now have reliable and consistent supply of potable water, following the commissioning into service of the Pleasant Heights supply system. The project, undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), involved the refurbishing of the water pump. Minister of Science, Technology,...
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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (second left), listens intently while National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Chief Executive Officer, Peter Knight (right), delivers his report during a recent Heads of Agencies and Departments meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Also listening, from left, are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwyn Hales; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks (partly hidden).
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Persons Encouraged to Practice Proper Solid Waste Disposal

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is again encouraging persons to undertake proper disposal of domestic and commercial waste, and refrain from depositing these materials in drains, gullies, and waterways. This, he says, in order to prevent the occurrence of flooding and pollution, among other consequences, which can result from improper disposal of debris, and which...
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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.
Environment

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 Minister made the disclosure to JIS News, after being briefed of this development recently by representatives of the Real Estate...
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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.
Environment

NLA Gets $8.3 Million Printing System

The turnaround times for map-based and land registration services provided by the National Land Agency (NLA), are expected to be further reduced with the use of an $8.3 million printing system. 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 Monday, November 16....
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Environment

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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