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A section of the refurbished Portsea Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth, which was repaired by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of $5.3 million. The facility was commissioned into service on November 13, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
A section of the refurbished Portsea Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth, which was repaired by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of $5.3 million. The facility was commissioned into service on November 13, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Water Minister Commissions Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth

The refurbished Portsea Catchment Tank located in South St. Elizabeth, was on Thursday (Nov. 13) commissioned into service by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, at an official ceremony. The 270,000 gallon capacity catchment tank,...
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addresses a public lecture and exhibition held in observance of World Town Planning Day, at the National Housing Trust (NHT) in New Kingston on Friday, November 7.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addresses a public lecture and exhibition held in observance of World Town Planning Day, at the National Housing Trust (NHT) in New Kingston on Friday, November 7.

Builders Urged to Meet Needs of Society
Senior Director for Development, Planning, Policy and Monitoring in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Rollin Alveranga, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, November 4, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road.
Senior Director for Development, Planning, Policy and Monitoring in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Rollin Alveranga, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, November 4, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road.

Water Ministry Developing Citizen’s Charter
Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office.
Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office.

NEPA Urges Customers to Report on Service
Senior Director for Development, Planning, Policy and Monitoring in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Rollin Alveranga, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, November 4, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road.
Senior Director for Development, Planning, Policy and Monitoring in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Rollin Alveranga, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, November 4, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road.

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Changes Made to Negril Breakwater Project

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has made two material changes to the proposed project for the construction of two breakwater structures to protect Negril’s seven-mile white sand beach. Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), which is the executing agency for the project, Krystal Lyn, said there will be no dredging of the South Negril River and the...
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Environment

NEPA Monitoring Impact of Odour from Yallahs Ponds

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is monitoring the extent, reach and impact of the offensive odour, which blanketed sections of the Corporate Area on Thursday, November 6. Minister of Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the disclosure at a public lecture and exhibition at the National Housing Trust (NHT) in New Kingston on Friday,...
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Vice-President of Tax and Accounting Business at Thomson Reuters, Donald Peele, explains the importance of technology in helping people access land titles, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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NLA Leads The Way To Secure Land Titles For Citizens

Jamaica, through the National Land Agency (NLA), has led the world in demonstrating the power of technology to benefit society and citizens who don’t have secure land rights. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Vice-President of Tax and Accounting Business at Thomson Reuters, Donald Peele, said the NLA has led the way in demonstrating to the world how technology...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), turns on water at the official commissioning ceremony for the Burnt Savannah/Knoxwood Water Supply System in Southern St. Elizabeth, on October 30. The project was carried out by the National Water Commission at a cost of $59.6 million and will see over 3,000 customers and schools receiving improved and reliable water supply. To the Minister
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Consumers Urged To Pay Water Bills

Consumers are being urged to pay their water bills and to report leaking water mains, by calling the National Water Commission (NWC) Leak Hotline. The call came from Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, at the commissioning of the $59.6 million Burnt Savannah/Knoxwood Water Supply System, in Burnt Savannah, St. Elizabeth, on October 30. Mr....
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Manager of Property Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Peter Baker, gives details of the new Estate Management System (EMS) to be implemented at the NLA, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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NLA Implementing EMS to Improve Service

The National Land Agency (NLA) is implementing an Estate Management System (EMS), as part of its thrust to reduce turnaround time and improve service delivery to its customers. The EMS will be used to administer all information related to the 30,000 crown lands managed by the NLA in Jamaica, and will include the leasing, acquisition and disposition of crown lands....
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Persons Urged to Seek Legal Advice to Acquire Land Title

The National Land Agency (NLA) is encouraging persons to seek legal advice in their quest to acquire certificates of title for land. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 29, Acting Registrar of Titles at the NLA,  Cheriese Walcott,  said that the process to getting a title can be very tedious and persons may need extra support from an attorney....
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