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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addresses the Ministry’s Climate Change Public Campaign Consultation on the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP 21), at the Cecil Charlton Hall, in Mandeville, Manchester, on September 17.

Govt. Safeguarding Freshwater Resources

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Government, through the Ministry, is taking the necessary measures to safeguard Jamaica’s freshwater resources, in light of protracted drought conditions. These measures, he informs, include: revision of Jamaica’s...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd left), is assisted by North West Manchester Member of Parliament, Mikael Phillips (3rd right), to unveil sign for the newly renovated 35,000-gallon Ballynure rainwater catchment tank, during a brief ceremony in the community, on Thursday (September 17). The facility, which was renovated at a cost of $9.5 million by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), under the Ministry’s multi-million dollar Catchment Tank Rehabilitation and Rainwater Harvesting Programme, will be managed by the Manchester Parish Council. Observing (from left) are: Deputy Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Irving Facey, who represented Mayor, Councillor Brenda Ramsay; and Councillors for the New Green and Mile Gully Divisions, McArthur Collins and Fairbourne Maxwell.

35,000-Gallon Catchment Tank Repaired in North West Manchester

A beneficiary of the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate cHange (Ja REEACH) project, Verol Douglas (left), accepts a plaque from Director of Technical Assistance, Ja REEACH, Dian Dormer, during a partner recognition and project closing luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, today (September 16).

Thousands Benefit From Ja REEACH Project

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left) and State Minister, Hon. Ian Hayles (right), share a light moment with recently commissioned land surveyors Andy Jackson (2nd left); and Glen Watson at a commissioning ceremony at the Ministry on September 2.

Land Surveyors Urged To Assist the Landless

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (sixth left), addresses a meeting of heads of agencies and department, held recently, at the Ministry in Kingston.

Provision of Water to Schools a Priority – NWC

11 years ago Environment

NEPA and UDC Push For Adoption of Beaches

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) are encouraging service clubs, community-based organizations and companies to adopt a beach. Both Agencies made the call ahead of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD), Saturday, September 19. The two Agencies have again partnered to clean up Hellshire Bay, St. Catherine on ICCD. Anthony McKenzie, Director of the...

11 years ago Environment

FGB Partners With USAID to Provide Loan Facility for the Installation of Climate Smart Technologies

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwyn Hales, has endorsed the partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and First Global Bank (FGB) in offering loans to businesses and individuals for the installation of climate-smart technologies. “I think this initiative is going to make a big difference. It will provide a sustainable way for...

11 years ago Environment

NLA Welcomes New Surveyors

Chief Executive Officer of the National Land Agency (NLA), Elizabeth Steer, says the recent commissioning of two new land surveyors is a welcome addition to the group and a definite boost to the work of the NLA, especially in light of the Government’s push for the regularisation of land. Mrs. Steer, who spoke with JIS News at the commissioning ceremony,...

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

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Fresh Water Sources Will Be Protected – Pickersgill

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says given the critical importance of fresh water supplies, the Ministry and its agencies will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure that the island’s fresh water sources are not compromised. He also said that the ability to supply and distribute fresh water to Jamaicans is a crucial...

11 years ago Environment

NLA Prepares 873 Titles for Properties in Three Parishes

The National Land Agency (NLA) has prepared 873 of 1,005 certificates of title for properties in St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland, under the Government’s $235 million (US$2 million) land registration project being implemented in those parishes. The remaining 132 titles are currently being processed by the NLA, and should be ready in short order. Preparation of the titles is...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (seated, head table), addresses Heads of agencies at the Ministry, in Kingston, on August 19. The Minister got an update of the water situation, particularly in the Corporate Area. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwin Hayles.

11 years ago Environment

Slight Increase in Reservoirs

The recent bouts of rainfall across the island, especially in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA), have resulted in a slight increase in the intake of water to the National Water Commission (NWC) storage facilities. This was noted by Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, at a Heads of Agencies meeting at the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), and Member of Parliament for North Clarendon, Hon. Horace Dalley, break ground for construction a $35.7 million water storage facility at Mason River in the parish on Friday (August 15). The undertaking is part of a $202.2 million upgrading of the Mason River Water Supply System.

11 years ago Environment

Ground Broken for 100,000-Gallon Water Tank at Mason River

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, on Friday (Aug.13), broke ground for construction of a 100,000-gallon concrete tank in Mason River, Clarendon. The storage facility, to be built at a cost of $35.7 million, is part of a $202.2 million project for the upgrading of the Mason River Water Supply System. It will serve some...