Some 2,000 residents in the New Roads community of Westmoreland have welcomed the rehabilitation of a catchment tank that will ease the daily challenge they have faced over the years...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap, is suggesting an analysis of the potential ecomonic benfits to be derived from the country’s forests. Dr. Kashyap,...

Jamaicans have been urged to conserve water, in light of the drought conditions currently being experienced throughout the island. This call came from Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate...

he St. Elizabeth Parish Council is to receive an additional $3 million to assist in the distribution of water to drought stricken areas in the parish. This was announced by...

Cabinet has approved a contract for $41.328 million for water system improvement works in Westmoreland. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who provided details at the...

A two-day exposition will highlight activities marking World Water Day and World Meteorological Day in Jamaica, on March 22 and 23 respectively. Organised by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment...

The Government is moving to expand the National School Garden Programme, with plans to establish a garden in every public school over the next five years. Currently, 352 schools in...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is moving aggressively to implement measures to alleviate drought conditions, which are expected to continue to affect the island over the next two months. President...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be doing further tests to determine the source of the chemical pollutant, which affected scores of persons near the vicinity of the...

A mangrove replanting project is currently underway at Portland Cottage, in Clarendon. A delegation from the European Union (EU), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the National Environment and...

The Jubilee Market in downtown Kingston is scheduled to be renovated next month, Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Angela Brown Burke, has announced. The Mayor made the disclosure during the monthly...