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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.
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 ...
The NWC operates more than 1,000 water supply and over 100 sewerage facilities islandwide. These vary from large raw water storage reservoirs at Hermitage and Mona in St. Andrew and the Great River treatment plant in St. James, to medium-sized and small diesel-driven pumping installations serving rural towns and villages across Jamaica.
The ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the prime minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of government. As of 2016, the prime minister is Andrew Holness . The agencies of Jamaica are created by both parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.
"Port Maria Westernmost River" (centre) on James Robertson's map of 1804 [1] The Otram River, formerly known as the Port Maria River or the Port Maria Western River, is a river in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. It reaches the sea in the parish capital of Port Maria and contributes to flooding in that town. [2]
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.
The non-metropolitan county councils (where they exist) are the planning authorities for minerals, waste and their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and highways. The Mayor of London has the right to become the local planning authority for individual applications already submitted to a local planning authority. [4]
Pages in category "Landforms of Jamaica" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Mount Charles ...