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More Water for Residents in St. Elizabeth

The Burnt Savannah/Knoxwood Water Supply System, in St. Elizabeth, was officially commissioned into service on October 30, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. This project was carried out by the National Water Commission (NWC)...
Vice President, Tax and Accounting Business at Thomson Reuters, Donald Peele (left), addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (October 29) at the JIS’ head office at 58A Half-Way Tree Road. Listening are Chief Executive Officer, National Land Agency Elizabeth Stair (centre); and Acting Director/Registrar of Titles, Cheriese Walcott.
Vice President, Tax and Accounting Business at Thomson Reuters, Donald Peele (left), addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (October 29) at the JIS’ head office at 58A Half-Way Tree Road. Listening are Chief Executive Officer, National Land Agency Elizabeth Stair (centre); and Acting Director/Registrar of Titles, Cheriese Walcott.

Thomson Reuters Hails NLA as Leader in Customer Service
Director of Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Lori-Ann Thompson (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on October 29 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Director, Strategic Relations and Communications, Thomson Reuters, Christopher Barlow; and Manager, Property Services, NLA, Peter Baker.
Director of Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Lori-Ann Thompson (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on October 29 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Director, Strategic Relations and Communications, Thomson Reuters, Christopher Barlow; and Manager, Property Services, NLA, Peter Baker.

NLA Eyes Top Spot in Public Sector Customer Service Competition
Programme Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Richard Kelly (right), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, during a National Biodiversity Planning inception working at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on October 16.
Programme Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Richard Kelly (right), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, during a National Biodiversity Planning inception working at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on October 16.

Jamaica Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), is conversing with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during a workshop for the 3rd National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held on Tuesday, October 14, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), is conversing with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during a workshop for the 3rd National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held on Tuesday, October 14, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Importance of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

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Jamaicans Urged To Conserve Water

Jamaicans are being urged to conserve water, and to prepare for the next drought period, which begins in December 2014. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the call in a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 28. He informed that the latest figures from the National Water Commission (NWC) indicate that...
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Environment

Jamaica Again Voted Country with the Best Drinking Water in Region

Jamaican has again copped the prize for the country in the region with best quality drinking water. This marks the third time in a row the country has been so recognized. This was disclosed by Vice President for Legal Affairs at the National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Williams, who is part of a five-man delegation headed by Minister of Water,...
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Senior Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie (left), addresses the Government of Jamaica/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-sponsored Caribbean Conference on Solid Waste Management at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, on October 3. The four-day conference was held under the theme: ‘Solid Waste Management: A National Development Imperative’, and attracted solid waste management practitioners and other stakeholders from Latin America and Caribbean countries, including Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Suriname, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago as well as representatives from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and several international organizations.
Environment

Call Made for Hazardous Waste Management Convention

Senior Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie, has cited the need for a comprehensive Hazardous Waste Management Convention, to direct how countries in the Caribbean handle the importation and exportation of dangerous substances. “We also need to establish a regional clearing house ...for the whole Caribbean for hazardous waste management,  with information on...
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Development Activities to be Fully Streamlined by 2017

Development activities across the island are expected, for the first time, to be fully streamlined under the Town and Country Planning Act, come 2017. Work by the Government to formulate Development Orders in all parishes that will facilitate this objective, has either been completed, is significantly advanced, or is in the process of being initiated. Water, Land, Environment and Climate...
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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents newly appointed land surveyor, David Gordon (centre), with his Instrument of Commission, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 30). Mr. Gordon was one of four newly commissioned land surveyors presented with instruments at the ceremony. Looking on is State Minister, Hon. Ian Hayles.
Environment

Minister Highlights Importance of Land Surveyor’s Work

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill,  has underscored the importance of  the work carried out by land surveyors, particularly in the  process of sustainable development, incorporating land utilization. “Your role is basic to all planning and development activities and covers all facets of the interdependence between people and their surroundings. Your work determines boundaries, and is...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), in discussion with other Ministry executives (from centre) Director of Communications, Winsome Vanhorne-Christie; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks. Occasion was a stakeholder consultation on the Green Paper on the Dolphin Policy for Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24. This was the third in a series of consultations being hosted by the Ministry in collaboration with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).
Environment

More Time for Comments on Dolphin Policy

Stakeholders are being given additional time to submit their comments regarding the Green Paper on the Dolphin Policy for Jamaica, before the document is submitted to Cabinet for approval. This was disclosed by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. Oral Khan, who noted that all comments will be given “serious consideration”....
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NLA Wins in Thomson Reuters Public Sector Award for Excellence

The National Land Agency (NLA) was awarded the Thomson Reuters Public Sector Award for Excellence in Public Sector Business Transformation Process. The award was presented on September 24, 2014 at a Gala Dinner for the 2014 Aumentum User Conference in New Orleans, USA. The award acknowledges the work of the NLA in transforming the land registration process with faster turnaround...
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