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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Environment Trust, Diana McCaulay (left); and Caribbean Vice President, CBC, Jose Sanabria; during Wednesday’s (February 12) media launch of Recycle Now Jamaica, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Government Launches $200M Bottle Recycling Project

More than $200 million will be spent over the next three years on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling project called ‘Recycle Now Jamaica’, which is expected to create jobs for hundreds of Jamaicans. A new national initiative, it is...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (second right) officially commissions into service, a new solar-powered water supply system for the Windsor Heights community in St. Catherine, during a ceremony on Friday February 7. Assisting the Minister (from third right) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, Denise Daley; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Observing the process (from left) are: Councillor for the Dela Vega City Division, Enos Lawrence; and Managing Director of Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson.

Windsor Heights Residents accessing steady potable Water Supply

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents David Brown with his land surveyor’s certification, during a ceremony held today (Jan. 30), at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices, New Kingston.

Minister Pickersgill Presents Instruments to New Land Surveyors

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), listens to a point from Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Jeffrey Spooner (left), following a press conference on January 29 at Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew, to present some of the outcomes of the 19th Conference of Parties (COP 19) to the Climate Change Conference, which was held last November in Warsaw, Poland. Others from (second left) are: Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune; Principal Director, Climate Change Division in the Ministry, Albert Daley; and Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Judith Wedderburn.

Government Pledges to Intensify Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, addresses a Stakeholders Meeting hosted by the National Water Commission (NWC), in Negril on January 25, to deal with measures to counter the expected drought conditions, which could affect western Jamaica this year.

Water Ministry to Focus on the West

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NEPA Heightening Crocodile Public Education Campaign

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be heightening its public awareness campaign aimed at discouraging crocodile consumption, which is illegal in Jamaica. Manager for NEPA’s Ecosystems Management Branch, Andrea Donaldson, tells JIS News it is intended to have media features as well town meetings to sensitize persons about how crocodiles should be treated, in and out of their...

12 years ago Environment

Water Ministry Moves to Implement Drought Mitigation Measures in Negril

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change is working with tourism stakeholders in Negril, to minimise the effects of drought conditions on the industry. Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Ian Hayles, met with a group of large and small hoteliers, attraction providers, and operators of food establishments in the resort town on January 25, for discussion...

12 years ago Environment

NWC to Provide Conservation Strategies on Water Bills

The National Water Commission (NWC) will be providing conservation strategies to customers on their monthly bills as drought conditions continue to impact the island. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, at a meeting of stakeholders held on Monday, January 27, at the Ministry in Kingston. Mr....

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd right), shares a light moment with Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson (right); and Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol, during the close-out ceremony for the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF)/USAID Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management project in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in St. Andrew on January 23. At left is Executive Chairman, EHF, Dr. Henry Lowe.

12 years ago Environment

Cedar Valley Residents Benefit From Climate Change Project

Residents of Cedar Valley in St. Thomas have been equipped with the techniques and tools to better enable them to secure their properties and livelihoods against natural disasters. This was through the Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with cost-share contributions from the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF). The...

12 years ago Environment

Government Hails Cuba’s Commitment to Regional Integration

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has lauded Cuba’s commitment towards advancing the process of regionalism and the ideals of regional integration. This commitment, he said, has been demonstrated through the country’s active participation in a number of regional bodies, such as the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and Community of Latin American and Caribbean...

12 years ago Environment

Water Project on Track in Western Jamaica

Work is on track in the western end of the island under the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP). This was disclosed by Vice President for Non Revenue Water/Energy Cost Reduction at the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Blair, at a recent press briefing held at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change....

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), makes a point at a press briefing held on January 9 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Seated (from left) are: State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Ian Hayles and Director, Meteorological Services, Jeffery Spooner.

12 years ago Environment

Climate Products and Services Developed for Agriculture Sector

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says that climate monitoring products and services have been developed for the agricultural sector. The Minister made the disclosure during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices on January 9, to provide information on drought and rainfall predictions for 2014. He informed that the products were...