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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), points to a section of National Water Commission’s (NWC) Spanish Town Road Potable Water Supply Transmission Main Project, in the vicinity of the Mother White Bridge, during a tour on Friday (September 30). Accompanying him are: NWC President, Mark Barnett (second left); and NWC Vice President for Engineering and Capital Projects, Garth Jackson (right).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), points to a section of National Water Commission’s (NWC) Spanish Town Road Potable Water Supply Transmission Main Project, in the vicinity of the Mother White Bridge, during a tour on Friday (September 30). Accompanying him are: NWC President, Mark Barnett (second left); and NWC Vice President for Engineering and Capital Projects, Garth Jackson (right).

Improved Water Supply for Residents and Businesses Along Spanish Town Road

The National Water Commission’s (NWC) upgrading of the Spanish Town Road distribution line in Kingston, will result in increased and reliable water supply for the beneficiary residents and businesses. Twenty kilometres (km) of pipes have been installed along one of...
Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for the environment in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), listens as a Senior Project Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Kieran Cadogan, speaks about the upgrades of the eastern section of the Greater Portmore Ponds Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine. Senator Samuda toured and commissioned the facility into operation on Thursday, September 29.
Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for the environment in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), listens as a Senior Project Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Kieran Cadogan, speaks about the upgrades of the eastern section of the Greater Portmore Ponds Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine. Senator Samuda toured and commissioned the facility into operation on Thursday, September 29.

Over 70,000 to Benefit from Greater Portmore Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the recent commissioning of an upgraded water system in Wood Hall, Clarendon.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the recent commissioning of an upgraded water system in Wood Hall, Clarendon.

NWC to Undertake Pump Replacement, Renewable Energy Projects
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on September 27.
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on September 27.

Increased Access to Water for St. Andrew West Rural Residents
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, tests a water hose attached to one of seven water trucks, valued $92.6 million, which were handed over to the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (September 27). The presentation was made at the NWC’s head office on Marescaux Road in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, tests a water hose attached to one of seven water trucks, valued $92.6 million, which were handed over to the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (September 27). The presentation was made at the NWC’s head office on Marescaux Road in Kingston.

National Water Commission Receives Seven Trucks Valued $92.6M

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Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.
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Communities in Hanover Western to Get Water

The National Water Commission (NWC), in conjunction with Rural Water Supply Limited, has laid pipes to recommission the use of the tank at Dolphin Head Mountain in Hanover Western. “This tank has been out of use for several years. It is with a sense of pride that I can now report that the communities of Middlesex, Greenland, Dias, Cacoon, Riverside,...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), greets Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, during the commissioning of the upgraded water system in Wood Hall, Clarendon, on September 8. Looking on is National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President for Operations, Kevin Kerr.
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Improved Water Supply for Residents of Wood Hall in Clarendon

Residents of Wood Hall and surrounding communities in Clarendon now have access to improved water supply, following the National Water Commission’s (NWC) completion of a $3.5 million pipeline replacement project in the area. Under the project, approximately 0.5-kilometre transmission lines were replaced with six-inch PVC pipes in the Red Mud Post/Pond Road area. Speaking at the system’s commissioning on Friday...
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The delegation from The Bahamas and representatives from National Water Commission (NWC) and MIYA Jamaica during the one-day site visit in Portmore.
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The Bahamas to Replicate Jamaica’s Non- Revenue Water Reduction Programme

The positive results of the non-revenue water (NRW) reduction programme in Portmore, St. Catherine, have inspired the Government of The Bahamas to roll out a similar initiative. Portmore is saving up to 1.5 million gallons of water per day under this project, which was implemented by the National Water Commission (NWC), in partnership with global water utility company, Miya Jamaica....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator, the Hon. Matthew Samuda (fourth from left), turns on a pipe during the commissioning of the $475 million Nonpareil/Retirement/Orange Hill water System in Westmoreland on Thursday (August 25). Sharing the moment (from left) are Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore; Vice President of Operations, National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Kerr; Councillor/Caretaker, Negril Division, Owen James; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson; and NWC Regional Manager for Westmoreland and Hanover, Jeffrey Smith.
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9,000 Residents in Westmoreland Get Improved Water Supply

Approximately 9,000 residents in 12 communities across Westmoreland now have access to improved water supply, following the commissioning of the $475 million Nonpareil/Retirement/Orange Hill Water System on Thursday (August 25). Among the beneficiary areas are White Hall, Mount Airy, Hog Haven, Orange Hill, Sections of West End, Good Hope, Retirement, Little Bay, Revival, Brighton, Negril, and Cherry Hill. The project...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right) converses with Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon Matthew Samuda (centre) and National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett (left) during a ceremony to commission into service the $129 million Sandy Ground to Black River Replacement Pipeline in St. Elizabeth, on Friday, July 29.
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PM Commissions Sandy Bank to Black River Replacement Pipeline into Service

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, commissioned into service the $129 million Sandy Bank to Black River Replacement Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 29). More than 2,500 residential and commercial customers, institutions and schools served by the pipeline will now have more reliable access to potable water. The project, which was undertaken by the National Water...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), tests the water supply system following a tour of the Flower Hill Water Supply Improvement Project in St. James on July 20. Sharing the moment are National Water Commission (NWC) Production Manager for Trelawny and St. James, Fitzgerald Roach (left) and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis.
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Illegal Connections Affecting Operations of NWC

Efforts to provide potable water to communities islandwide are being stymied by illegal connections to National Water Commission (NWC) pipelines. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, following a tour of the Coral Gardens/Flower Hill Water Supply Improvement Project in St. James on July 20. The...
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