| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
JIS Heritage Competition 2025

Latest

Deputy Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Deputy Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

WRA Highlights Climate Change as Critical Threat to Water Security

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) has pointed to the continued effects of climate change as a significant threat to Jamaica’s water resources and industries relying on them. Deputy Managing Director, Geoffrey Marshall, told JIS News that increasingly erratic rainfall patterns...
Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

WRA Urges Proper Waste Management to Protect Rio Bueno Watershed
Deputy Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on September 8.
Deputy Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on September 8.

WRA Completes Assessment at the Rio Bueno Sub-Watershed Management Unit
National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Portland, Richard Williams (second right) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (second left), shake hands following the signing of the Financing Agreement for the $22-million Carder Park Wastewater Project in Port Antonio, Portland, on Wednesday (August 20), in Carder Park. Sharing the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.
National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Portland, Richard Williams (second right) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (second left), shake hands following the signing of the Financing Agreement for the $22-million Carder Park Wastewater Project in Port Antonio, Portland, on Wednesday (August 20), in Carder Park. Sharing the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.

Wastewater Project for Carder Park in Portland
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda

$658m Water Infrastructure Project to Benefit Over 6,000 Portland Residents

More

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, deliver remarks during the commissioning ceremony for the upgraded Cascade Water Supply System in Portland on Wednesday (August 20). The ceremony was held at Cascade Primary and Infant School. The system was rehabilitated at a cost of $40 million and is expected to benefit approximately 550 households in the communities of Cascade and Section in Portland.
Water

550 Portland Households to Benefit from $40m Cascade Water System Upgrade

Approximately 550 households are set to benefit from the newly rehabilitated Cascade Water Supply System in Portland. The facility, which was commissioned into service during a ceremony on Wednesday (August 20), was rehabilitated at a cost of $40 million by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). The upgraded system is expected to significantly enhance water supply to residents in the communities...
Read more
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), and State Minister in the Agriculture Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (third right), share lens time with stakeholders and Ministry representatives during the commissioning ceremony for a 130,000-gallon sectional water tank in New Forest, Manchester, on August 15. From left are National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) Regional Systems Manager for Clarendon and Manchester, Fitzgerald Reid; Permanent Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry, Dermon Spence; and NIC Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Gyles, and Director of Engineering and Technical Services, Rohan Stewart.
AgricultureFisheriesMiningWater

130,000-Gallon Water Tank Commissioned to Boost Irrigation in Manchester

Farmers in Manchester will now have access to more water, especially during periods of drought, following the commissioning of a 130,000-gallon sectional water tank by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on August 15. Speaking during a ceremony at the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) New Forest Office in Manchester, Minister Green described the tank’s installation as...
Read more
Advisor to the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Nicole Ebanks, hands over the keys to two Vactor jet trucks to Acting Vice President of Operations, National Water Commission (NWC), Herman Fagan, at the NWC’s Marescaux Road location in Kingston on Thursday (August 14). The units will be utilised in clearing blockages and cleaning sewer lines to keep stormwater systems flowing smoothly.
Water

NWC Acquires Trucks to Clear and Maintain Sewer Lines

The National Water Commission (NWC) has acquired two Vactor jet trucks valued at $255 million, which will be utilised in clearing blockages and cleaning sewer lines to keep stormwater systems flowing smoothly. The state-of-the-art units, which are designed for maximum efficiency, will make routine maintenance faster, safer and more thorough, thereby preventing costly backups and ensuring the reliability of critical...
Read more
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
EnvironmentHousingWater

Housing Development Coming For Innswood St. Catherine

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced major plans for the development of Innswood in St. Catherine. Speaking at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) certificates of title handover ceremony in Naseberry Villa, St. Catherine recently, Dr. Holness said the area’s location and potential make it “very good for housing development”. “We’re going to, first, look at...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (second from left), applaud the unveiling of the Free Hill Water Supply System signage at the official commissioning of the water infrastructure in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 29). He is joined by (l-r) Councillor for the Bamboo Division, Sydney Stewart; Member of Parliament, St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee; Acting Managing Director of Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Murie Bennett; and Regional Manager for the National Water Commission’s (NWC) North East region, Richard Williams.
Rural DevelopmentWater

$118 Million Water System Commissioned in Free Hill, St. Ann

More than 1,500 residents of Free Hill in St. Ann now have reliable access to potable water following the official commissioning of a $118 million system in the community on Tuesday (July 29). The project, undertaken by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), involved construction of a 30,000-gallon concrete storage tank, laying new transmission and distribution pipelines, and installing a solar-powered...
Read more
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a recent World Water Day forum and training session at Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon.
WaterYouth

Young People Urged to Pursue Studies in Water Management

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging more young people to pursue studies in water management to meet the need for expertise in the field, particularly as the Government undertakes billions of dollars in irrigation projects. He made the call while addressing a recent World Water Day forum and training session at Ebony Park HEART Academy...
Read more
National Water Commission (NWC) Acting President, Garth Jackson, speaks at a special press briefing on Wednesday (July 16), at Jamaica House.
Economic Growth & Job CreationWater

Three Wells in St. Andrew to Be Recommissioned

The Beverly Hills, Cavaliers and Up Park Camp wells in St. Andrew will be recommissioned as a result of the current drought conditions. The disclosure was made by National Water Commission (NWC) Acting President, Garth Jackson, during a special press briefing on Wednesday (July 16), at Jamaica House. He advised that checks have been made on the electromechanical equipment and...
Read more