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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

The Government has procured 14 water pumps for the billion dollar pump and tank rehabilitation programme. The equipment, slated to arrive in the island by December 31, represents the first batch of approximately 30 specialised pumps that have been ordered...

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 Pickersgill Again Appeals for Jamaicans to Protect Water Sources

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.

NWC to Regularise Customers in Westmoreland Communities

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.

Improved Water Supply for Residents of Westmoreland

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.

11 years ago Environment

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...

Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner.

11 years ago Environment

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...

11 years ago Environment

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...

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.

11 years ago Environment

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...

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.

11 years ago Environment

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...

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.

11 years ago Environment

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, repaired at a cost of $5.3 million by the Rural Water Supply Limited, will serve some 1,500 resident of Portsea...

11 years ago Environment

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...