A contract valued at US$115 million was signed on December 15, 2011 between the National Water Commission (NWC) and the Bank of Nova Scotia for funding of the second phase...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, is considering merging the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) and the Forest Conservation Fund, to ensure the effective operation...

Delegates from over 40 western hemispheric nations, and international partner organisations, are currently in Kingston attending the 5th Pan American Regional Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention...

KINGSTON — The Forestry Department, now an executive agency under the Ministry of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, wants Jamaicans to appreciate forests as areas for sustainable development and...

KINGSTON — Protecting Jamaica's public and environmental health, while supporting economic development, is the aim of the National Water Commission (NWC), as they strive to restore, upgrade and construct quality...

KINGSTON — A unit is to be established within the offices of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), which will focus exclusively on the critical variables pertaining to Jamaica in the Global...

KINGSTON — Minister of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is urging Jamaicans to play their part in protecting the nation's forest cover. "Look at new...

MONTEGO BAY — Over 500 households in Benin, Browns Town, St. Ann, now have piped water, courtesy of a project involving the town's Community Development Committee (CDC), the National Water...

KINGSTON — Significant progress is being made on the Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant in Stony Hill, which is being refurbished under the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP) at...

KINGSTON — Minister of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, Hon Dr. Horace Chang, is pleased with the introduction of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology into schools, with approximately 146...

KINGSTON — Residents of Auchindoun and surrounding communities in Westmoreland are slated to benefit from an income generating project in honey production being spearheaded by the National Solid Waste Management...