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  2. Riparian water rights - Wikipedia

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    The rights include ownership of the land up to the centre of the watercourse unless it is known to be owned by someone else, the right for water to flow onto land in its natural quantity and quality, the right to protect property from flooding and land from erosion subject to approval by the agency, the right to fish in the watercourse unless ...

  3. Planning permission - Wikipedia

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    Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. [1] [2] House building permits, for example, are subject to building codes. There is also a "plan check" (PLCK) to check compliance with plans for the area ...

  4. Water resources management in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    The Black river is 53.4 km long and is used for tourism, irrigation, and transporting trees to the Caribbean ports where they are then sent to England. [clarification needed] The Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica at nearly 93 km with headwaters originating in the geographic center of the country.

  5. List of plantations in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption.

  6. South Negril River - Wikipedia

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    The head of the river is at the base of a row of hills that rise more than 500 feet (150 m) above the inland edge of the coastal plain. [2] [3]From its head the river meanders south for about 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi), [1] passes under a small bridge carrying the New Hope - Delve Bridge road, [2] then swings east in a 600 metres (2,000 ft) [1] clockwise arc round the base of a ridge of the hills ...

  7. Ministries and agencies of the Jamaican government - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica Deposit Insurance Cooperation; Caymanas Track Limited; The Betting Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tax Administration (TAJ) Statistical Institute of Jamaica (SIOJ) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Accountant General's Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade [3]

  8. List of rivers of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, ... Banana fields on the other side of the Rio Grande River. South Negril River [1] Unnamed [1] Middle River [1] Unnamed [1]

  9. List of islands of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica Pellen Island Morant Cays. This is a list of islands of Jamaica.There are about 49 islands in the island nation of Jamaica.All islands are in the Caribbean Sea.The island of Jamaica has an area of 10,990 km 2 (4,240 sq mi) and is the third largest island in the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispaniola.