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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller in discussion with members of the Jamaican delegation including (from left) President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Francis Kennedy; Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, the Hon. Robert Pickersgill; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, Jamaica's Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Ralph Thomas and others after meeting with members of the China Development Bank, on August 22.

NWC Looking to Partner With Chinese Companies on Water Projects

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), is looking to partner with the Chinese to implement a number of critical water and sewerage projects worth billions of...

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), is engaged in conversation by Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), during Friday’s (August 16) groundbreaking ceremony for phase one of the $200 million Mason River water supply upgrading project in Clarendon. Minister Dalley is Member of Parliament for North Clarendon, where the project and beneficiaries are located. In the background is National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Dr. Leary Myers.

K-Factor Unit of NWC to Spend $4 Billion on Water Projects

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right); and National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Dr. Leary Myers (left), during Friday’s (August 16) groundbreaking ceremony for phase one of the $200 million Mason River water supply upgrading project in Clarendon. Minister Dalley is Member of Parliament for North Clarendon, where the project and beneficiaries are located. Looking on, in the background, is Clarendon Parish Council Chairman and Mayor of may pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell.

7,000 More Rural Residents to Benefit from Better Water Supply

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), views sections of the Nonpareil Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project in Negril, Westmoreland, during a tour of the works on Friday (August 9). Accompanying him were, from left: Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, where the project is located, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Contractor, David Foote; Mark Bare, Ministry of Water; and Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore.

Negril Water Project Slated for 2014 Completion

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), receives a copy of the special video feature entitled: ‘Climate Change and its Impact on Jamaican Farmers’, from GIS Analyst, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Nadine Brown, during a launch at the Institute’s headquarters, in Kingston, on July 31.

Jamaicans Need to be More Aware of Climate Change – Minister Pickersgill

13 years ago Environment

NWC Customers Urged to Settle $15 Billion Arrears

State Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, is urging National Water Commission (NWC) customers, currently in arrears amounting to over $15 billion, to settle their accounts. Speaking during a recent tour of water systems in sections of St. James, Mr. Hayles said, given the government’s current fiscal constraints, accumulation of outstanding payments to the NWC...

13 years ago Environment

$600M to be Spent on Potable Water Systems in Clarendon

Three communities in Clarendon have been prioritised to receive potable water within the next 18 months, under a project expected to cost the Government close to $600 million. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, on Tuesday, August 20, as he toured several communities, which are among...

13 years ago Environment

7,000 More Rural Residents to Benefit from Better Water Supply

Some 7,000 residents of Mason River, Kellits, Sandy River, and neighbouring areas in North Clarendon will benefit from improved water supply following the completion of some $200 million worth of upgrading work on the Mason River water supply system. The project is slated to be undertaken upwards of the next 24 months by the National Water Commission (NWC), which is...

13 years ago AgricultureEnvironment

Agri Ministry to Work with NEPA to Prevent Environmental Breaches

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Ministry will be working closely with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), to guard against environmental breaches as it carries out its various projects. Minister Clarke’s comments came on Friday, July 25, following a tour of the Amity Hall Agro Park in St. Catherine, where NEPA had served the Agro-Investment...

13 years ago EnvironmentInformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Approves Contracts for Water Improvement Projects

Cabinet has approved contracts worth $468.8 million and US$295,147 to Fluid System Engineering Limited, to provide consulting engineering services for the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project, Category B works. The project includes: the Rio Cobre pipeline replacement from Content to Ferry; supply and installation of 20,000 Solid State Domestic Water meters and 3,000 Mechanical Class C large water meters; repairs...

13 years ago Environment

National Disaster Committee in Activation Mode

As the 2013 hurricane season intensifies, Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says that the National Disaster Committee (NDC) is in "activation mode" and is ready to respond to any weather system. Mr. Thompson was speaking to JIS News following a meeting of the NDC at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July...

13 years ago Environment

Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Eastern and Central Parishes

The Meteorological Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland, Kingston and St Andrew, St Catherine and Clarendon effective until 5:00 p.m. Thursday. As the remnants of Tropical Wave Chantal moves across Jamaica, The Meteorological Service reported that satellite imagery and radar reports indicate that moderate to heavy showers and...