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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.
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

By: Sharon Earle, December 1, 2014
About 6,000 residents in sections of Westmoreland are now receiving improved water supply, following the re-commissioning of the Barneyside water tank, under the Government’s Water Improvement Project. Minister of Water,...
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

By: Chris Patterson, November 25, 2014
Head of the Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner.

Remain Vigilant in Conserving Water – Met Service

By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, November 23, 2014

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