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State Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (left), observes as Marketing Director, Instant Save, Leanne Spence (right), demonstrates the water saving faucet her company supplies. Occasion was World Meteorological Day 2015 activities held on March 23, at the Undercroft, University of the West Indies Mona Campus. Also looking on (from second left) are: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; Director, Meteorological Services, Jeffery Spooner; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton.
State Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (left), observes as Marketing Director, Instant Save, Leanne Spence (right), demonstrates the water saving faucet her company supplies. Occasion was World Meteorological Day 2015 activities held on March 23, at the Undercroft, University of the West Indies Mona Campus. Also looking on (from second left) are: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; Director, Meteorological Services, Jeffery Spooner; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton.

Jamaicans Urged to Take Care of the Environment

As the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change, Jamaicans are again being implored to take greater responsibility for safeguarding the environment. This charge came from State Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian...
Minister of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), converses with Project Manager at the Wigton Windfarm, Michelle Chin Lenn (centre), and General Manager, Earl Barrett, at the grounding breaking ceremony for the 24 megawatt (MW) expansion of the wind farm complex, Wigton III.
Minister of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), converses with Project Manager at the Wigton Windfarm, Michelle Chin Lenn (centre), and General Manager, Earl Barrett, at the grounding breaking ceremony for the 24 megawatt (MW) expansion of the wind farm complex, Wigton III.

Wigton Saving the Country Billions in Oil Imports While Cutting Carbon Emissions

Update 16 : Riverton City Fire

Update 15: Riverton City Fire
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. (Ret
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. (Ret'd) Oral Khan (right, head table), leads a technical consultation on the draft Rural Water Supply Development Strategy at the St. James Parish Council in Montego Bay in February. Beside Lt. Col. Khan is Senior Director for the Water Policy and Monitoring Division in the Ministry, Patricia Snow-Young.

Parish Councillors Sensitised About Rural Water Supply Development Strategy

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Update: Riverton City Fire

Efforts are continuing at the Riverton City disposal site to extinguish remaining hotspots. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) continues to mobilize the necessary resources to ensure that  on-the-ground operations are sustained into tonight and tomorrow morning. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) remains active and urges that members of the public continue to observe safety tips...
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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, providing an update on the fire containment operation at the Riverton City Disposal Site in St. Andrew, during Sunday
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Riverton City Fire Significantly Contained

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reporting significant containment of the fire at the Riverton City Disposal Site, in St. Andrew. Director General, Major Clive Davis, who provided an update during a media briefing at ODPEM’s head office in Kingston, on Sunday (March 15), said significant resources, including heavy equipment, have been deployed to boost the...
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NEPA Monitoring Air Quality in the Corporate Area

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) continues to monitor the air quality in the Corporate Area, as the Government intensifies efforts to extinguish the fire at the Riverton City Landfill. Acting Manager of the Air Quality Management Branch at NEPA, Steven Panton, told JIS News that the agency is using the “necessary resources to capture accurate data” on the...
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Manager, Public Education and Corporate Communications Division, National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA), Dionne Rose (right), hands over a certificate of participation to Acting Principal of the Mico Practising Primary and Junior High School, Geraldine Allen (left), at the recent handing bovver of a vegetable garden on March 6.
Environment

MICO Practising Benefits from Garden Project Set Up By NEPA

A vegetable garden has been established at the Mico Practising Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, courtesy of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). It was officially handed over to the institution on Marescaux Road, on Friday, March 6 by the agency. The project will give students and teachers a better grasp of the environment and how it...
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Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, speaking at a ceremony in Clarks Town, Trelawny, on March 6 to officially commission into service the Clarks Town Water Supply Pipeline Replacement Project.
Environment

Jamaicans Urged to Settle Outstanding Accounts with NWC

Jamaicans who owe outstanding sums to the National Water Commission (NWC) are being urged to settle their accounts. Making the call, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said the NWC is currently owed $20 billion as a result of citizens not paying their bills. The Minister is also appealing to persons with illegal connections, to...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right, front row), is assisted by Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, to turn on water at a fire hydrant at the Clarks Town Police Station in Trelawny, to signal the official commissioning into service of the Clarks Town Water Supply Pipeline replacement project, on March 6. Representatives of the National Water Commission (NWC), the Trelawny Parish Council as well as Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (second right, back row) and Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett (right, back row), look on.
Environment

Improved Water Supply for Residents of Clarks Town

The water supply system in Clarks Town, Trelawny, has been upgraded to serve National Water Commission (NWC) customers in the area and its environs. On March 6, Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, officially commissioned into service eight kilometres of pipeline in the Clarks Town Water Supply Pipeline Replacement project, which was completed in two phases...
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