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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.

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....

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.

Minister Pickersgill Hails Caribbean Meteorological Organization

Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner.

Remain Vigilant in Conserving Water – Met Service

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.

100 Residents of Four Parishes Receive Land Titles

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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...

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...

11 years ago 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,...

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.

11 years ago Environment

Builders Urged to Meet Needs of Society

Critical stakeholders involved in building and development are being urged to provide for the needs of all members of society when designing and implementing projects. These include private developers, planners, architects, engineers, among others. Minister of Water, Land Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the call while addressing a public lecture and exhibition held in observance of World...

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.

11 years ago EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

Water Ministry Developing Citizen’s Charter

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, is developing a citizen’s charter, as part of measures to improve service delivery. The document will outline the entity’s service portfolio; standards for service; service delivery mechanism; and a commitment to the citizens of Jamaica and related stakeholders to deliver on specific service standards. Senior Director for Development Planning, Policy and...