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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

The National Water Commission (NWC) has signed a US$7.23 million contract for the procurement of 50,000 solid state water meters for the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). Funding for the undertaking comes under the NWC’s KMA Water Supply Improvement Programme, which...

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.

Government to Make Annoucement on Net Billing in Two Weeks

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.

Hundreds to Benefit from Mahoe Ridge/Horse Guard Water Supply System

Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, provides details about activities for World Town Planning Day 2015.

Jamaica to Mark World Town Planning Day

10 years ago Environment

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,...

10 years ago EnvironmentHealth & Wellness

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...

11 years ago Environment

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

Contracts totalling US$8.73 million have been signed for upgrading and improvement works at six wastewater treatment facilities in the parishes of Kingston, St. Catherine and Clarendon. Of the total allocation, US$5 million is for the decommissioning of the Acadia, Bay Farm Villas and Hughenden facilities as well as the design and construction of three wastewater conveyance systems and pump stations, which...

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.

11 years ago Environment

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....

Minister of Water, Land, Environment And Climate Change Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd left), turns on the Cassava Pond water supply system in North West St. Catherine, during a commissioning ceremony on Thursday (October 22). Others (from left) are: Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson; Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott; Commissioner at the RWSL, Debbie-Ann Kerr-Scott; and Councillor for the Lluidas Vale Division, Hugh Graham.

11 years ago Environment

Cassava Pond Gets $9 Million Water Supply System

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, yesterday (October 22) commissioned into service the Cassava Pond water supply system in North West St. Catherine. The facility, established at a cost of $9 million, will serve some 1,000 residents of Cassava Pond, Purang Hill and surrounding areas, providing them with a more reliable supply of potable water....

Chief Executive officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on are Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Milton Henry (left); and Design Engineer a the NIC, Renford Smith.

11 years ago EnvironmentUncategorized

NIC to Continue Consultations on Proposed Piped Irrigation System for Hill Run

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited is to continue its consultations with stakeholders for the proposed closed-conduit (piped) irrigation system, which is to be implemented in the Hill Run Community in Central St. Catherine. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer of the NIC, Dr. Mark Richards, said the piped system will ensure a reliable and efficient supply of...

Dried Sargassum seaweed along the at the Hellshire Bay Beach in St. Catherine, where volunteers participated in clean-up activities for Coastal Clean-up Day in September.

11 years ago Environment

Government Allocates Initial $5 Million for Removal of Sargassum

Government has allocated an initial sum of $5 million for clean-up and disposal of the sargassum (a brown seaweed with berry-like air bladders) currently affecting beaches and coastlines across the island and the wider Caribbean. This was disclosed by Director of Environmental Management at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday...