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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’.

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...

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's right is Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan and at second right is Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce.

Consumers Urged To Pay Water Bills

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’.

NLA Implementing EMS to Improve Service

More Water for Residents in St. Elizabeth

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

12 years ago Environment

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....

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.

12 years ago EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

NLA Eyes Top Spot in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

The National Land Agency (NLA) continues to improve its service delivery through the use of technology and innovation and has its eyes set on taking the top spot in the 2014 Public Sector Customer Service Competition now underway. The biennial competition, which falls under the Public Sector Transformation and Modernization (PSTM) Programme, Office of the Cabinet, is one of the...

12 years ago Environment

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...

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.

12 years ago Environment

Jamaica Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Jamaica is in the process of revising and updating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. The plan, will, among other things, produce measurable targets to safeguard or restore key ecosystem services, especially for water, health and livelihoods. A team from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is spearheading the revision of the programme to the tune of US$220,000....

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.

12 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironment

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Importance of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has underscored the need to intensify climate change adaptation and mitigation, in order to reduce its most devastating impacts on the society. “The science behind climate change is unquestionable. Given the number of records that have being broken every year for temperature, rainfall, drought, and tropical cyclones in many...

12 years ago 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,...

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.

12 years ago 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...