The Government is making major investments in Jamaica’s water sector infrastructure to improve resilience, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. Senator Samuda said the investments are being undertaken in initiatives focusing on the country’s distribution network, irrigation capacity, decentralised storage at community levels, and improving processing capacity as...

The Government will be spending an additional $150 million to bolster the response to the ongoing drought that the country is experiencing. Making the announcement, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, said the allocation will be used to provide water for essential services as well as severely affected communities....

The National Water Commission is advising that it will be carrying out scheduled network testing activities in some sections of Portmore. These works will be carried out on Wednesday September 13, 2023 and Thursday, September 14, 2023 respectively. Work Area  Date  Areas to be impacted  Disruption time   Intersection of Old Braeton and Mc Pherson Drive   Wednesday September 13,...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, is assuring the public that the NWC is working assiduously to maintain piped water supply service to as many of its customers in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) as possible for as long as possible each day despite the fact that: 1. The specific watersheds serving the Hermitage Dam and the...

The Government will be spending approximately US$209 million to implement the Northwestern Parishes Reliability and Service Improvement Project. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement, said the project is intended to address water concerns and challenges in Jamaica’s northwestern parishes resulting from, among other factors, rapidly deteriorating archaic pipelines. He was addressing a Town Hall on...

Effective Monday, September 4, 2023, the National Water Commission (NWC) will be implementing an adjusted water supply schedule for customers served by the Mona Water Treatment Plant in St Andrew. With drought conditions persisting and little to no rainfall in the Corporate Area, inflows to the Mona Reservoir have been woefully low with catchment levels at the facility reaching 34.3%...

Cost savings and efficient water use will abound for the Forestry Department following the commissioning of a rainwater harvesting system at the agency’s Constant Spring Road Nursery and upgraded irrigation systems at its Mount Airy Nursery in St. Andrew. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, led the commissioning ceremony...