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

NWC Offers Deals to Delinquent Customers

Over the next three months, customers of the National Water Commission (NWC) will have the opportunity to bring their outstanding accounts up-to-date, under its new debt forgiveness programme. The programme, ‘Cruncher 180’, which was rolled out on July 1, is...

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

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.

MPs to Play Greater Role in Distribution of Water

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 Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), exchanges Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jamalco’s Chief Executive Officer, Antonio Melo, after the signing on May 29 at his New Kingston offices. The MoU should see Jamalco expediting titles for 1,500 persons on the company’s resettlement programme.

11 years ago Environment

1,500 Persons to Get Land Titles

The Government has entered into an agreement with Jamalco to expedite titles for over 1,500 persons on the company’s resettlement programme. Under the agreement, Jamalco will submit for processing, all of the title applications through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). “It is a commendable start in addressing the perennial challenges that land owners have experienced in obtaining titles...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, urging residents of St. James to pay their water bills, in order to reduce the $2 billion owing to the National Water Commission (NWC) by them. The Minister was addressing a ceremony in Gutters, Granville, in St. James, where a water supply system was officially commissioned into service on May 22.

11 years ago Environment

Minister Pickersgill Urges Residents To Pay Their Water Bills

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is urging residents of West Central St. James, in particular, and the parish in general, to pay their water bills on time. Addressing a ceremony in Gutters, Granville, in St. James, where a water supply system was officially commissioned into service on May 22, the Minister said residents of...