The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester, which caused flooding in the community, are now slowly receding. The rising water levels have been attributed to the significant rainfall experienced before and during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Deputy Managing Director of the WRA, Geoffrey Marshall, who made the disclosure, noted that on‑site observations...

Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Tricia-Rae Rodriques, has emphasised the vital role of GIS in Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and emergency management efforts following Hurricane Melissa. She notes that GIS is a “location science”, pointing out that “it’s a very effective tool, because it allows people to visualise what is happening.” “Once we know what...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is expected to move some of the generators from its distribution systems in Clarendon and St. Catherine to western parishes over the weekend, to restore service in that section of the island. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda made the announcement on Thursday (November 13) during a Special Press Briefing at...

Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says the agency is monitoring the rise in groundwater in Content, Manchester, and other areas across central and western Jamaica that are experiencing extended flooding. Mr. Clarke gave the update on Thursday (November 13), at a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery, held at Jamaica House in Kingston. He...

Water has been restored to 76 per cent of National Water Commission (NWC) customers whose services were disrupted during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while giving an update on the Commission’s hurricane recovery plans, at a Special Press Briefing held at Jamaica House on...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the cost of the impact on the operations of the National Water Commission (NWC) by Hurricane Melissa is expected to exceed $10 billion. The Minister was speaking on Thursday (November 13), at a Special Press Briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on the country’s recovery efforts. Mr. Samuda...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has restored supply to 72.6 per cent of its customers across Jamaica. Providing the update during a Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11), Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said the NWC expects to get the Great River water supply pipeline in working...