Approximately 3,500 residents of communities in rural St. Catherine will benefit from the construction of the $300-million Hampshire/Riverdale Water Supply System. Speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the project on Wednesday (January 29), Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said that the new system will ensure reliable access to...

More than 400 residents in Exchange, St. Ann, and adjoining areas now have reliable access to water supply following the recent commissioning of the Lancewood Pipeline Extension Project. The system, developed at a cost of $16 million, addresses long-standing water supply challenges in the beneficiary communities, said Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon....

The National Water Commission (NWC) took its 90-day national amnesty programme to the community of Chester in St. Ann from January 20-24, offering residents the opportunity to resolve outstanding bills. NWC North East Regional Manager, Richard Williams, told JIS News that the programme provides significant financial relief, including 100 per cent write-offs for pensioners and Programme of Advancement through Health...

The National Water Commission wishes to advise customers that its Spanish Town and Yangs Well Offices in Spanish Town, St Catherine, are currently closed due to a flare-up of violence in the area. We wish to assure customers that the offices will be reopened once it is safe to do so, and they will be advised accordingly. During the closure,...

National Water Commission (NWC) customers in St. Thomas are to benefit from a series of community meetings, commencing this week, as the entity promotes its ongoing amnesty programme. Customer Relations Manager at the NWC’s St. Thomas parish office, Calvert Harrison, told JIS News that the meetings are intended to boost take-up of the initiative across the eastern parish. Through the...

Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries and government pensioners with National Water Commission (NWC) accounts in arrears can benefit from a write-off of up to 100 per cent on balances owed for two years or more, under the entity’s 90-day amnesty. They are among the clients with outstanding balances who can tap into the initiative’s provisions, according...

Kingston and St. Andrew is now more water-resilient than ever before, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda. Addressing a pipeline commissioning ceremony in Port Royal on Tuesday (January 7), Minister Samuda said ongoing water infrastructure projects in the Corporate Area and surrounding communities have brought reliable access to portable water...