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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), breaks ground for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Content, St. Catherine, on Thursday (March 14). Others participating in the exercise include National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Michael Shaw (third left); Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita Garvey (fourth left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams (fifth left); Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell (sixth right); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fifth right); Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (fourth right); Country Manager for Vinci Construction Grands Projects and Director of Rio Cobre Water Limited, Timothée Delebarre (third right); and NWC Vice President, Glaister Cunningham (second right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), breaks ground for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Content, St. Catherine, on Thursday (March 14). Others participating in the exercise include National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Michael Shaw (third left); Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita Garvey (fourth left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams (fifth left); Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell (sixth right); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fifth right); Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (fourth right); Country Manager for Vinci Construction Grands Projects and Director of Rio Cobre Water Limited, Timothée Delebarre (third right); and NWC Vice President, Glaister Cunningham (second right).

Ground Broken for US$77m Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 14), broke ground for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant in Content, St. Catherine. The project is valued at US$77 million or J$12 billion. The plant, to be built at...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee for the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee for the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the $60-million Minard Well Replacement Project in Minard, St. Ann.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the $60-million Minard Well Replacement Project in Minard, St. Ann.

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Water Tank Donated to Windsor Castle Primary and Infant School
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Principal of Windsor Castle All-Age School, Robert Watson (second left), shakes hands with Courts Ready Cash Marketing Officer (Events), Carlos Wright, following the presentation of a water tank (pictured in the background) to the institution. The presentation was made during the official handover ceremony at the school in Windsor Castle, Portland on Thursday (February 29). Sharing the moment are (from left) Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Tanya Sinclair; and teacher, Windsor Castle All-Age Infant Department, Ann Marie Roulston. The donation formed part of Courts Ready Cash’s islandwide water tank intitative. Under the venture, water tanks are donated to selected primary and secondary schools in the parishes of Clarendon, St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Catherine and Hanover.
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PHOTOS: Courts Ready Cash Donates Water Tanks to Windsor Castle All-Age School

Principal of Windsor Castle All-Age School, Robert Watson (second left), shakes hands with Courts Ready Cash Marketing Officer (Events), Carlos Wright, following the presentation of a water tank (pictured in the background) to the institution. The presentation was made during the official handover ceremony at the school in Windsor Castle, Portland on Thursday (February 29). Sharing the moment are (from left)...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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Rural Water Supply Project Gets $85 Million

A sum of $85 million has been earmarked for the Rural Water Supply Improvement Project during fiscal year 2024/25. The engagement is intended to provide potable water in non-utility service areas across six parishes. The project, which will be implemented by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), is set to commence in April 2024. Among the anticipated outcomes for 2024/25 are...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), officially commissions the Middle Quarters Greater Water Supply Project in Lancewood, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (February 21). Also participating are (from left) Councillor for the Brompton Division, Whitney Smith-Currie; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South West, Hon. Floyd Green; and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.
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Residents of Lancewood, St. Elizabeth, Get Reliable Water Supply

Some 3,200 households in Lancewood, Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth, are set to benefit from a reliable water supply. This following Wednesday’s (February 21) commissioning into service of the $5.4 million Middle Quarters Greater Water Supply system, which will serve the community, by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The Middle Quarters Greater Water Supply Project, which was completed in...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third right), along with (from left) Assistant Vice President of Technical Services at National Water Commission (NWC), Aubery Williams; Councillor of the Dry Harbour Division, Carlton Ricketts; Member of Parliament for St. Ann North West, Krystal Lee; Acting Vice President of Operations at the NWC, Dr. Phillipa Campbell- Francis; and NWC’s Regional Manager, Richard Williams, break ground for the $60 million Minard Well Replacement Project in Minard, St. Ann, on February 16.
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Ground Broken for Minard Well Replacement Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, on Friday (February 16), broke ground for the new $60 million Minard Well Replacement Project in Minard, St. Ann. The initiative aims to provide a more reliable water supply to the business community in Brown’s Town and surrounding residential areas by replacing the...
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Principal of Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover (second left), Paula Chambers-Morris, accepts the donation of a 1,000-gallon water-storage tank from Marketing Officer for Courts Ready Cash, Kiara Henny (right), at the school on Thursday (February 15). Sharing the moment are Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region Four, Jacqueline Gardiner, and students of the school.
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Mount Ward Primary Gets Water Tank from Courts Ready Cash

The Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover has received a 1,000-gallon water-storage tank from Courts Ready Cash. The item was handed over at the school on Thursday (February 15). This marked the seventh such donation by the company to assist schools located in areas affected by drought. Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region Four, Jacqueline...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.
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More Than $2.5b Projected for Water Supply Upgrading and Expansion During Fiscal Year 2024/25

The Government has programmed approximately 21 water supply upgrading and expansion projects for fiscal year 2024/25, at a forecast expenditure of more than $2.5 billion. Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech during the 2024/25 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Thursday (February 15). He informed that...
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