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NWC Announces New Water Restrictions

In the face of a continuing rapid decline in inflows into the major Corporate Areas Water Supply Systems, the National Water Commission (NWC) is now forced to increase its water supply restrictions to customers in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA)...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett. (FILE)

NWC Offers Deals to Delinquent Customers

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, emphasises a point at a press conference at the offices of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) in Kingston today (July 1), to provide an update on the Government’s plans to mitigate drought conditions currently affecting the island.

Gov’t to Strictly Enforce NWC Prohibition Notice

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), in discussion with the United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), during the signing ceremony for the merger of the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) and the Forest Conservation Fund (FCF), at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in Kingston, on June 26.

Government Commits US$16 Million to Forest Conservation Fund

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (left) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the protection of Jamaica’s biodiversity, at the SRC, Hope Gardens, on June 4. Looking on are SRC Board member, Dr. Lainie Oakley-Williams (standing, right) and Director, Legal and Enforcement Division at NEPA, Morjorn Wallock (standing, left).

SRC and NEPA Sign MoU to Protect Endemic Plants

11 years ago Environment

NWC Spends $100 Million to Truck Water

The National Water Commission (NWC) has spent over $100 million since the start of the year to truck water to communities across the island adversely affected by the persistent drought. The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change has also made $30 million available to all Members of Parliament for the trucking of water. This was disclosed by portfolio...

11 years ago Environment

NWC to Explore Reactivating Several Unused Wells

The National Water Commission (NWC) is looking at reactivating several of its unused wells, as part of short-term measures to alleviate the impact of the prevailing drought. This is deemed a viable option to provide additional water, given the critically low levels in reservoirs serving various communities. According to Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, this...

11 years ago AgricultureEnvironment

More Residents of Clifton to Get Certificates of Possession

Another 200 residents of Clifton, in South St. Catherine, are to receive their Certificates of Possession, under the SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) Community Regularization and Development Programme. This will bring the total number of Certificates of Possession issued to residents of the community to 300 so far. Last month, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, issued certificates to...

11 years ago EnvironmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Positive Outcomes From EU/CELAC Summit

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, is reporting a number of positive developments for Jamaica and the wider region, coming out of the Second European Union/Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU/CELAC) Summit. The summit was held June 10 and 11 in Brussels, Belgium. Minister Nicholson was part of the Jamaican delegation to the...

11 years ago Environment

NEPA Celebrates World Ocean Day With Palisadoes Clean-Up

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will on Monday June 8 mobilize its staff, partners and stakeholders to clean up a section of the Port Royal main road in Kingston. The activity is being coordinated in celebration of World Oceans Day. This clean-up is particularly significant as it will be staged in the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area, one of...

11 years ago Environment

Administrator-General Bill Will Enable Productive Use of Land – Pickersgill

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has hailed the passage of the Administrator General (Amendment) Act 2015, noting that it will allow ordinary Jamaicans to use inherited assets, particularly land, in a productive way. He was contributing to debate on the Bill, which was recently passed in the House of Representatives. The Act seeks to,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Ian Hayles (left, head table), with stakeholders at a recent Drought Management Committee meeting at the Ministry, recently.

11 years ago Environment

MPs to Play Greater Role in Distribution of Water

Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to play a greater role in the distribution of water during dry spells, particularly in rural constituencies where rough terrain makes access to potable water more challenging. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, said this decision was taken...