The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that it will be continuing the replacement of its 400mm sewer pipeline in Montego Bay St James. The works will be carried out over the following weekends: 8:00pm on Saturday, October 28, 2023 to 4:00am Monday, October 30, 2023 8:00pm on Saturday, November 4, 2023 to 4:00am Monday, November 6, 2023 8 :00pm...

The Government’s black tanks project, which aims to improve the water resilience of thousands of vulnerable households, will be rolled out shortly. The project, which also includes a water-harvesting component, was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation earlier this year. Under the initiative, 50,000 black tanks will be provided to residents...

The public is being advised that the Town Hall scheduled for Thursday, October 12 at the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School in Manchester has been rescheduled for a later date. The forum, which was to be held under the theme ‘Building Jamaica: Better Water Supply’, forms part of a series being hosted by the Government to engage the public...

More than 1,400 persons in St. Catherine West Central are benefiting from a $95-million investment in the Connors/Ginger Ridge Water Scheme. Water is being sourced from a spring into the pumping network that has a capacity for 50,000 gallons of water per day. The treated commodity is being pumped to the Sandy Ground and Ginger Ridge tanks for distribution. Speaking...

A new pumping station, ramp and water truck have been commissioned in the community of Clarks Town, Trelawny, to benefit farmers in the area. The commissioning was spearheaded by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC). At the handover ceremony held on Thursday (October 5), Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said the commissioning is to ensure that a...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is today (Friday, October 6, 2023) lifting the Prohibition Order it had earlier this year imposed against the non-essential or excessive use of water it supplies in certain sections of the country. The Prohibition Order had been imposed to make it a prosecutable offense to either waste NWC-supplied water or use excessive amounts of its...

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...