The National Water Commission (NWC) will be opening its offices on Saturdays to facilitate more Jamaicans to access the entity’s amnesty programme, which ends on May 31. “We are actively trying to give room for all citizens to engage with our amnesty process,” Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said recently....

A  multipurpose entertainment and sports facility is coming for St. Thomas. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during the ribbon cutting exercise for the $6 billion Morant Bay Urban Centre in the parish on Thursday (May 15). He said that the facility will be in proximity to the urban centre. “We have 13 and a...

A new day has dawned for the parish of St. Thomas with the opening of the $6-billion Morant Bay Urban Centre on Thursday (May 15) by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The facility, which will serve as a centralised location for businesses and government services, is expected to spur economic development for the transformation of St. Thomas,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has added 30 new pickup trucks to its fleet of vehicles to boost service delivery to customers. Valued at $230 million, the vehicles will support infrastructure maintenance and operational activities across all the NWC regions. They were handed over by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (May 13) at the entity’s...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, has outlined several major upcoming water infrastructure projects to improve access to potable water across the island. Speaking at the recent commissioning ceremony for the Mount Prospect water storage tank in St. Andrew West Rural, Mr. Samuda said the Government is currently engaged in more...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to transforming lives through the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Speaking in Longwood, St. Elizabeth on Friday (May 9), where he handed over the keys to a three-bedroom unit to beneficiary, Lydia Allen, the  Prime Minister said that the NSHP is more than just building houses. It...

Some 650 households across several communities in St. Andrew West Rural now have reliable access to potable water following the commissioning into service of the Mount Prospect (Mount Airy) Water Tank Replacement Project. The 50,000-gallon water tank, which represents investment of $47 million by the National Water Commission (NWC), will benefit residents of Mount Prospect, New Garden, Golden Spring, Mount...