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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a community meeting in Jackson Town, Trelawny, on Monday (August 19).

Gov’t Moving to Improve Water Supplied to Schools and Health Centres in Trelawny Southern

The Government will be launching an initiative to improve water supplied to schools and health centres across Trelawny Southern. This is in response to ongoing water challenges being experienced in the parish, according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a community meeting in Jackson Town, Trelawny, on August 19.

Residents of Jackson Town in Trelawny to Benefit from Water Improvement Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs and Member of Parliament for St. James West Central, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, during a visit to the site of the National Water Commission's pipe-laying project in Fairfield Irwin, St. James, on Monday (August 19).

Old Water Pipes Being Replaced in Fairfield Irwin, St. James

Runaway Bay Water Company Continuing Work to Supply Potable Water to Clients

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt, addresses Wednesday's (July 31) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Utility Firms Reporting Significant Restoration of Services Disrupted by Hurricane Beryl

2 years ago Press ReleaseWater

NWC Assures Public That Water Supply is Safe: Location Shown on Social Media Video is Not a NWC Facility

The NWC is aware of a video being circulated where a group of individuals directed comments toward the NWC before skating across a waterway. The company wishes to advise the public that the location highlighted in the video is not a NWC facility. Additionally, the water supply utility wishes to share a general update on the measures normally taken in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing Friday’s (July 19) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryWater

90 Percent of NWC Customers’ Water Supply Restored

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the National Water Commission (NWC) has restored water to 90 per cent of its customers whose supply was disrupted during Hurricane Beryl’s passage. Senator Samuda noted that the post-hurricane restoration effort has been particularly challenging for the remaining 10 per cent which,...

2 years ago InvestmentWater

Gov’t Investing In Upgrading Water Infrastructure Montego Bay

The Government is making significant investment in improving the country’s water infrastructure to ensure that all Jamaicans, particularly citizens in rural communities, have reliable access to clean and safe water. The comprehensive programme involves upgrading inadequate and aged water and sewerage systems to mitigate the negative impacts of climate variability and change, said Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, providing an update on the Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts in the House of Representatives today (July 16).

2 years ago Prime MinisterWater

PM Announces Roving Generators for Communities Still Without Water

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced an initiative aimed at providing potable water to communities without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16), Prime Minister Holness said he has instructed the National Water Commission (NWC) to rent every available and appropriate generator to give support to communities where...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), and Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, converse during a press conference at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in New Kingston on Friday (July 5) to provide an update on the restoration of utilities affected by Hurricane Beryl.

2 years ago Hurricane BerylWaterWeather

NWC To Undertake Phased Restoration Of Service Disrupted By Hurricane Beryl

KINGSTON, July 6 (JIS): The National Water Commission (NWC) will be providing a schedule for phased service restoration to customers now without piped water in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Some 335 NWC water systems islandwide were impacted during the hurricane’s passage on Wednesday (July 3) and are out of service Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth...

2 years ago Water

NWC Commences Reopening of Customer Service Locations

NWC wishes to inform its valued customers that it restarted operations today, Friday, July 5, 2024, at some customer service locations. These parish locations are being re-opened on a phased basis, as many of our staff are still experiencing significant difficulties from the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, and electricity and internet services are not fully restored. The entity can confirm...

2 years ago Hurricane BerylLocal GovernmentWater

NWC Working Towards Full Water Restoration Following the Passage of Hurricane Beryl

The National Water Commission (NWC) has mobilised teams across Jamaica to assess its supply facilities currently out of operation, consequent on the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager, Delano Williams, told JIS News that a combination of factors caused by the hurricane resulted in some 70 per cent of customers being without water. These include the flooding...