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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the keynote address at the media launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Research Days 2015, held on January 20 at the St. Andrew campus.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the keynote address at the media launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Research Days 2015, held on January 20 at the St. Andrew campus.

Climate Change Policy and Action Plan to be Tabled this Month

The Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan will be tabled in the House of Representatives this month. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill today (January 20), at the media launch...
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill M.P.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill M.P.

Minister Pickersgill to Tour Port Antonio Water and Sewerage Project
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the first 14 water pumps procured under the pump and tank rehabilitation programme will arrive in the island by year-end.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the first 14 water pumps procured under the pump and tank rehabilitation programme will arrive in the island by year-end.

Equipment Procured For Pump And Tank Programme
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford (2nd L), discusses aspects of the mitigation strategies to be implemented in the Bedward Gardens community with Research Analyst at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Christopher Gayle (L), and Councillor for the area Artnel McDonald (R). Occasion was the breaking of ground for the mitigation project on Thursday (Dec.11) in the community.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford (2nd L), discusses aspects of the mitigation strategies to be implemented in the Bedward Gardens community with Research Analyst at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Christopher Gayle (L), and Councillor for the area Artnel McDonald (R). Occasion was the breaking of ground for the mitigation project on Thursday (Dec.11) in the community.

$82 Million Landslide Mitigation Project Launched in Bedward Gardens
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickergill addresses the commissioning into service of the Barneyside Water Supply Tank in Westmoreland on Friday (November 28).
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickergill addresses the commissioning into service of the Barneyside Water Supply Tank in Westmoreland on Friday (November 28).

Minister Pickersgill Again Appeals for Jamaicans to Protect Water Sources

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National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President for Potable Water Systems Operation and Maintenance, Mark Blair, has announced that the Commission will be launching operations in Cornwall Mountain and adjacent communities in Westmoreland, to regularize their accounts. He was speaking at the commissioning of the Barneyside water tank in Cornwall Mountain on November 28.
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NWC to Regularise Customers in Westmoreland Communities

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to start a massive operation in Cornwall Mountain and surrounding communities in Westmoreland, to regularize the accounts and recover monies owing by residents, who are now benefitting from the newly commissioned Barneyside water system. Speaking at a ceremony marking the commissioning of the refurbished system, on November 28, Vice President at the NWC with...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon Robert Pickergill (2nd left), is the first to taste water from the commissioned Barneyside water supply system, on November 28. Joining him are (from left): National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President for Potable Water Systems Operation and Maintenance, Mark Blair; Mayor of Savanna-la-mar, Councillor Bertel Moore; Director at Rural Water Supplies Limited, Pastor Omar Oliphant; Rev. Enroy Clarke and Councillor Bernard Vanreiil of the Cornwall Mountain Division. The Barneyside water supply was officially commissioned by Minister Pickergill.
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Improved Water Supply for Residents of Westmoreland

About 6,000 residents in sections of Westmoreland are now receiving improved water supply, following the re-commissioning of the Barneyside water tank, under the Government’s Water Improvement Project. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon Robert Pickergill on Friday, November 28 who officially commissioned the 150 thousand gallon (675 litre)-capacity tank at a ceremony in Cornwall Mountain, said the...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), greets Director of the Sustainable Development Unit, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Garfield Barnwell, just before the start of the 54th Minister’s meeting of the Caribbean Meteorological Council, this morning (November 24), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others sharing in the moment from (second left) are: Coordinating Director, Caribbean Meteorological Council, Tyrone Sutherland; and Director of Development and Regional Activities Division, World Meteorological Organization, Robert Masters.
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Minister Pickersgill Hails Caribbean Meteorological Organization

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has lauded the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) for its role in shaping policies to guide decisions on disaster adaptation and mitigation within the region. “The scientific knowledge and expertise that members of the CMO possess, places it at the frontlines of disaster mitigation, which protects the lives and livelihoods...
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Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner.
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Remain Vigilant in Conserving Water – Met Service

Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner, is encouraging Jamaicans to remain vigilant in their use of water as the island continues to experience below normal rainfall. His call comes on the heels of an appeal from Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, for persons to continue to conserve water. Mr. Spooner said there should...
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Jamaicans Urged to Continue Water Conservation Measures

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is urging Jamaicans to continue to conserve on their use of water and to protect the water resources close to their communities. The Minister’s appeal comes as a result of projections by the Meteorological Service that drought conditions could continue into March 2015. Addressing a land titling ceremony at the...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents land owner, Herman Mitchell, with his land title, during a ceremony on November 20, at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
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100 Residents of Four Parishes Receive Land Titles

More than 100 residents from four parishes on November 20 became proud land owners, following their receipt of certificates of title under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). The beneficiaries, who are from the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, were presented with the documents, during a land titling ceremony held at the National Police College...
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Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Omar Oliphant, addressing residents of Portsea in St. Elizabeth, during a recent commissioning ceremony for the Portsea catchment tank.
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Thousands Benefitting From Improved Water Supplies

Thousands of persons in the parishes of St. Ann, Westmoreland, St. James, Trelawny, St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon are benefitting from improved water supplies. This has been made possible through the Catchment Tank Rehabilitation Programme, being carried out by the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), in collaboration with the parish councils. According to statistics from parish council records, there are...
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