The Government has allocated an additional $20 million to provide support to communities without water in Portland. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 9). The funds are in addition to the $110 million in support to farmers, made through the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries,...

A neglected community catchment tank in Ashton, Westmoreland, has been restored to serve the residents. It was commissioned into service on Thursday, April 27 by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The 50,000-gallon tank was rehabilitated by Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of $10 million. In addition to restoring the infrastructure, the entity also...

Cabinet has approved the award of multimillion-dollar contracts to several entities to provide services for the Government. These include a $132-million contract to Deryck A. Gibson Limited by the National Water Commission (NWC) for the Anchovy Water Supply Project in St. James. Providing the details during Wednesday’s (April 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister without Portfolio in the...

Government’s investment in the upgrading and reconstruction of the Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is providing improved access to potable water supply for some 40,000 Corporate Area residents, particularly as the country continues to face drought conditions. The works, done between 2019 and 2021 at a cost of approximately $840 million, were aimed at addressing water loss of approximately...

There was a slight rebound in Jamaica’s rainfall levels for the month of March, but the country continues to face a meteorological drought. “Rainfall was not as bad as it could have been, and so, we take comfort in [that] fact,” said Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, at a post-Cabinet press briefing, today (April 26)....

More individuals who qualify for the National Housing Trust (NHT) Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities are being encouraged to apply for this provision. Under the programme, NHT mortgagors with disabilities or who reside with and care for a family member having such, are eligible for a grant of $300,000. The initiative, which was launched in 2017, aims to greater...

Mitchell Town and surrounding communities in Clarendon South East, are now receiving a reliable water supply as a result of a $25-million upgrading project, financed by the National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Housing Trust NHT). The project was selected under an initiative announced in 2017, where 100 communities (built in the first 10 years of the NHT’s existence)...