To modernise operations of the National Water Commission (NWC), the entity is seeking to install a five-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic system at the Mona Reservoir in Kingston. This was noted by President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on January 11. The President said the move is aimed at improving the economic viability and...

The Cabinet, yesterday (January 12), completed its three-day Retreat where issues related to the preparations for the 2018/19 Budget, national security and public sector wage negotiations were discussed. Budget The Cabinet discussed the present economic reform programme and examined plans and projections for the 2018/19 fiscal year to be tabled in the estimates of expenditure. Crime Prime Minister Andrew Holness...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has launched its National Disaster Risk Management Volunteer Programme, designed to strengthen community and parish-level stakeholder response to catastrophes. The initiative is rooted in the need identified to establish and provide a collaborative and coordinated approach to disaster management through volunteerism. Community volunteers, who are being invited to participate, will be...

A 15-million gallon water treatment facility is to be constructed on the Rio Cobre at Content, near Dam Head, in St. Catherine, under a private/public partnership (PPP), involving the National Water Commission (NWC). This was announced by President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on January 11. He pointed out that a private...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is encouraging Jamaicans living in deep rural communities to explore using tanks and catchment facilities to store potable water for domestic use. “It is not economically viable for the NWC to provide an efficient service and to generate a surplus that could be adequately reinvested if we take on some of these remote [and hard-to-reach]...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is set to lead the Cabinet into a three-day Retreat beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10. Prime Minister Holness and members of his Cabinet will discuss several important national matters including the ongoing public sector wage negotiations, issues of national security and safety, economic growth, as well as plans for the 2018/2019 Budget. The Retreat is scheduled...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging shoppers seeking redress to contact the agency with their receipts. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, said consumers should use their knowledge wisely and be vigilant when conducting any transaction, in the event that they will need to seek compensation. She added that the agency has...