Minister of Water, Environment, Land and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said there is an urgent need to increase the coverage of wastewater treatment in the Caribbean. He said current...

Jamaica, over the years, has experienced a number of natural disasters, which have resulted in significant social dislocation and economic loss. The Government is making strides in reducing the island’s...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, on January 31, toured the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), in Kingston, to familiarise himself with the work...

A second community, Melbrook Heights in St. Andrew, has been identified by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to benefit from low-cost landslide mitigation strategies and training...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has emphasised the need for the capacity of  the  natural and built environment to be significantly enhanced, to...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is warning that the practice of erecting retaining walls as a solution to landslides, may not be the best option. Project...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, says the agency is seeking private sector partnerships to undertake entrepreneurial activities in communities where the PIOJ's Community Renewal Programme...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the government is fully committed to the preservation of the country’s natural environment to improve the standard of...

Work on the National Water Commission's (NWC) sewerage extension project, in the vicinity of Mona, St. Andrew, is set to get underway in two weeks. The $54 million project, which...

Several stakeholders from various agencies and departments participated in a National Simulation Exercise (NaSIMEX 2012) programme, on January 26, aimed at assessing the readiness of the education sector in the...

Harbour Heights, a community overlooking Harbour View in the hills of East Rural St Andrew, will be the first to benefit from a pilot landslide mitigation project, to be implemented...