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Garth Rattray | Riverton City dump is extremely hazardous

The 125-acre Riverton City garbage disposal site (accounting for 60 per cent of the island’s waste) is only a site where community waste is dumped. However, it was meant to be a landfill site that keeps all waste products and waste by-products from...

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Supporting CARICOM's call for reparatory justice | News

Last week, we started looking at the Bishop’s Charge delivered by The Most Rev Dr The Hon Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies...

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NWC implementing drought mitigation measures

The National Water Commission (NWC) has been implementing several measures to mitigate the impact of drought conditions currently impacting customers and the island's water systems. Acting NWC President, Kevin Kerr, outlined these during...

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Feasibility studies and technical assessments continuing for Mahogany Vale Dam development

Feasibility studies and engineering assessments continue for the development of the Mahogany Vale Dam in St Thomas, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda. This will ensure reliable water...

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Government investing billions in new water projects

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the US$78-million public-private Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant, which will be based in Content, St Catherine, is now at its implementation phase, as ground has been broken for the project. The project, which...

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Government's pledge to safeguard Rio Cobre and beyond | Letters

THE EDITOR, Madam: The prime minister’s (PM) recent contribution to the 2024-2025 Budget Debate in Parliament on March 21, made a significant announcement regarding the Government’s commitment to banning the discharge of effluent into the Rio...

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Hall bats for long-term utility development projects

Hall bats for long-term utility development projects

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OUR keeping tabs on costs at Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it will be closely monitoring the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project in Content, St Catherine, to ensure that customers get the best rates possible. Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier this...

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Effluent clampdown

THE GOVERNMENT is taking steps to ban the discharge of effluent into the Rio Cobre with the development of legislation to tackle the vexed issue. Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on Thursday that he has given instructions to the National...

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Call for stronger law to end history of abuse in Rio Cobre

Environmentalist Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie said that the health and sustainability of the island’s rivers will continue to hang in the balance if the authorities do not take decisive action in tackling a complex web of challenges ranging from...

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