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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Ann-Marie Bowley with a certificate of title during a ceremony held at the Bethel Baptist Church in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on May 1. Ms. Bowley collected the document on behlaf of her mother, Imogene Bowley, who was among the 101 persons issued with land titles under the Government
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Ann-Marie Bowley with a certificate of title during a ceremony held at the Bethel Baptist Church in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on May 1. Ms. Bowley collected the document on behlaf of her mother, Imogene Bowley, who was among the 101 persons issued with land titles under the Government's Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP).

101 Persons Receive Land Titles in Bog Walk

Another 101 Jamaicans are now proud owners of land in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, after being presented with registered titles on May 1. The certificates of title were issued through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), during a ceremony...
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the opening address at the Climate Change Resilience and Food Security Workshop held on April 14 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The event was hosted by the Commonwealth Geographical Bureau (CGB) and the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the West Indies.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the opening address at the Climate Change Resilience and Food Security Workshop held on April 14 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The event was hosted by the Commonwealth Geographical Bureau (CGB) and the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the West Indies.

Gov’t Studying Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivering the keynote address at the launch of the US$3.9 million Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Project, held on April 13, at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivering the keynote address at the launch of the US$3.9 million Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Project, held on April 13, at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew.

US$3.9 Million Watershed Project Launched
Deputy Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in charge of Sustainable Development and Social Planning, Claire Bernard, provides an update on the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP) at a JIS Think Tank on April 2, 2015.
Deputy Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in charge of Sustainable Development and Social Planning, Claire Bernard, provides an update on the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP) at a JIS Think Tank on April 2, 2015.

Adaptation Fund Programme Building Climate Change Resilience
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (third right), examines the refurbished Bogue water treatment plant in North East St. Ann, which was officially commissioned into service on April 1. The project was completed at a cost of $467 million. At second right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (third right), examines the refurbished Bogue water treatment plant in North East St. Ann, which was officially commissioned into service on April 1. The project was completed at a cost of $467 million. At second right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy.

Improved Water Supply in North East St. Ann

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NWC Completes 25 Water and Sewerage Projects

During the last fiscal year (2014/15), the National Water Commission (NWC) completed 25 water and sewerage projects. “Billions were expended by the agency on the continued implementation of water supply improvement projects islandwide,” Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said as he made his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives,...
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Environment

Manual on Land Divestment Developed

In a move to make land divestment transparent, fair and equitable, the Government has produced the Land Divestment Policy Framework and Procedures Manual. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate in the House on April 29, said the document provides a guide to all...
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Environment

Dialogue Still on About Negril Breakwater Project

The Government of Jamaica is working to address concerns raised by members of the Negril community in order to move ahead with the proposed Negril reef extension/breakwater project. The project, which falls under the US$10 million funded Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme, was proposed to be completed in 2016. However, Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addresses Monday
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Gov’t Taking Steps to Address Environmental Breaches

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Government is strengthening enforcement of environmental laws and has been taking steps to address breaches. He noted that the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), actively prosecutes offenders through the courts, using the provisions of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) and the Town and Country Planning...
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Strengthening Environmental Laws Will Result in Sustained Economic Growth – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the first ever Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, which is being held in Montego Bay, St. James, will go a far way in strengthening environmental laws, policies and institutions across the Americas. Addressing the opening of the Congress at the Secrets Resorts on March 30, Mrs. Simpson Miller said...
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Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Mr. Milton Henry (right), makes a point as he addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. At left is Chief Executive Officer of the NIC, Dr. Mark Richards.
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NIC Expands Drought Management Plan

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) has expanded its drought management plan, to improve service to its more than 3,600 customers. Last year the agricultural sector was significantly impacted by drought conditions and word out of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change is that Jamaica is one of those countries to be impacted by climate change, hence drought...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left) and Senior Director, Land Administration and Management Programme, Dr. Mohini Kiswani look through a copy of the policy framework and procedures manual for the divestment of Government owned lands during the official launch at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on March 27.
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Land Owners Encouraged to Utilize Grant Funding to Obtain Titles

Clients of Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) are being encouraged to capitalise on the $90 million grant funding that will assist them in completing the process to acquire their titles. The money is being facilitated through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Development Bank of Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change,...
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