An additional $1 billion is to be dedicated to rural water systems for the upcoming 2024/2025 Financial Year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21. Mr. Holness said the significant investment is intended to meet the need for the resource by...

The Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children has found that there is almost universal access, 99 per cent, to an improved source of drinking water among the Jamaican household population. Launched on Friday (March 15), at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, the report revealed that approximately four...

The Government will be commissioning a study to identify wells on bauxite lands in St. Ann South Eastern, and to partner with bauxite companies to enable nearby communities to access these wells for water. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during a tour of water...

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 a cost of US$77 million (J$12 billion), is expected to be the second largest in Jamaica. It will be able...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, has informed that elements of the Mason Hall water project in St. Mary will commence in less than two months. “There are elements that are tied to the CDB (Caribbean Development Bank) funding but, certainly, some of the distribution network will commence in...

The Government will be embarking on a series of initiatives, including infrastructural upgrades, aimed at reducing the energy consumption of the National Water Commission (NWC). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who highlighted the significant impact of energy costs on the entity, indicated that one of the key initiatives...

A 1,000-gallon water tank has been donated to the Windsor Castle Primary and Infant School in Portland by Courts Ready Cash as part of efforts to provide water-harvesting solutions to the institution. The donation took place at the institution’s premises in Windsor Castle, Portland, on February 29, and forms part of Courts Ready Cash water tank initiative. In her remarks,...