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Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the $150-million Watermount Water Supply System in St. Catherine on February 19. Also participating (from left) are Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson; Chairman of the RWSL, Councillor Homer Davis; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Director of the RWSL, Kevin Lue, and General Manager for Engineering at the water agency, Douglas Wilson.
Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the $150-million Watermount Water Supply System in St. Catherine on February 19. Also participating (from left) are Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson; Chairman of the RWSL, Councillor Homer Davis; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Director of the RWSL, Kevin Lue, and General Manager for Engineering at the water agency, Douglas Wilson.

Upgraded Water Supply System For Watermount In St. Catherine

More than 7,000 residents in and around Watermount in St. Catherine should have adequate potable water in the next eight months from a $150-million upgraded system in the area. The Watermount Water Supply System, which is being developed by the...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14.

Gov’t Provides $100 Million For Trucking Of Water
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South East, Franklyn Witter (left), and Councillor Cetany Holness in breaking ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South East, Franklyn Witter (left), and Councillor Cetany Holness in breaking ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14.

Tryall To Get $11-Million Water Shop
Ministers without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right) and Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), look at the newly installed 100,000-gallon tank for the Charles Town/Kildare water supply in Portland on Wednesday (January 29). Standing beside them are Managing Director, Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson (left); and Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke.
Ministers without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right) and Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), look at the newly installed 100,000-gallon tank for the Charles Town/Kildare water supply in Portland on Wednesday (January 29). Standing beside them are Managing Director, Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson (left); and Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke.

Gov’t Upgrading Water Supply Systems In Portland
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (fourth right), celebrates with staff and students of the Essex Hall Primary School at the official handover of a new rainwater harvesting system at the institution in West Rural St. Andrew last week. The system was installed by the Rural Water Rural Supply Limited (RWSL), which is an agency under the Ministry.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (fourth right), celebrates with staff and students of the Essex Hall Primary School at the official handover of a new rainwater harvesting system at the institution in West Rural St. Andrew last week. The system was installed by the Rural Water Rural Supply Limited (RWSL), which is an agency under the Ministry.

Essex Primary Gets $3-Million Rainwater Harvesting System

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Budget 2020/2021Water

Three Irrigation Wells To Be Built In Parnassus

Three irrigation wells will be developed in Parnassus, Clarendon, during the upcoming fiscal year as part of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development project. A sum of $250.56 million has been set aside in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, to carry out this and other activities under the project. Additionally, under the project, Geographic Information System (GIS) equipment is to be...
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Budget 2020/2021Governor GeneralLocal GovernmentThrone Speech 2020Water

Improved Access To Water For 180,000 Jamaicans

Approximately 180,000 rural residents will be provided with water solutions in the 2020/21 legislative year. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who delivered the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Tuesday (February 11) under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity.’ He said the...
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Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), turns on the tap to commission into service the Golden Hill Water Supply System in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 20). Sharing the moment (from left) are resident, Ainsworth Kelly; Member of Parliament of West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Managing Director, Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson; and resident, Myrtle Brown.
Economic Growth & Job CreationWater

Golden Hill Gets Water Supply System

More than 1,000 residents of several communities in West Rural St. Andrew now have more reliable access to potable water following the installation of a supply system in Golden Hill. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. officially commissioned the system into service on Wednesday (November 20). The $13-million project, undertaken...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right); participates in the breaking of ground for construction of a water shop in Commodore, Portland, on Friday (November 8). Others (from left) are Councillor, Fairy Hill Division, Derron Wood; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann Marie Vaz and Mayor of Port Antonio, His Worship Councillor Paul Thompson.
Local GovernmentWater

Two Water Shops To Be Built In Portland

Portland is the latest parish to benefit under the Government’s initiative to construct water shops as a means of addressing the water needs of residents in drought-affected communities across Jamaica. Two facilities will be built in the parish at a cost of approximately $19.5 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the establishment...
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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses Wednesday
InformationWater

Water Pipeline Project In Wakefield, Trelawny, To Commence January 2020

Phase one of the Wakefield to Bunkershill Pipe Replacement Project in Trelawny is expected to commence in early 2020. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $69-million contract to Construction Solutions Limited for the undertaking. Addressing yesterday’s (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the work...
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Minister with responsibility for Water in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and Community Relations Manager for the eastern division of the National Water Commission (NWC), Delano Williams, listen to Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Mike Henry, at a ‘Water Day’, a joint fair hosted by the NWC and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in Bucknor, Clarendon, on November 2.
Water

Residents of Bucknor, Clarendon, Sign Contracts With NWC

More than 150 residents of Bucknor and surrounding communities in Clarendon came out on November 2 to sign contracts to become new customers of the National Water Commission (NWC). The event, dubbed ‘Water Day’, was held at the Bucknor Community Centre, and hosted by the NWC, in collaboration with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Minister with responsibility for Water...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), looks on as Vice President, Divisional Operations, National Water Commission (NWC), Michael Dunn, points out features of the new water storage system installed at Dunrobin Court in St. Andrew. Occasion was the handover of the system on Wednesday (October 31).
Economic Growth & Job CreationWater

Dams Nearing Capacity

The current rains have significantly increased storage levels at the Mona Reservoir and Hermitage Dam with the facilities nearing full capacity. “Hermitage Dam is now above 95 per cent (or 387.2 million gallons), which is almost full and Mona, which is two times the size of Hermitage, is moving towards 90 per cent (or 661.3 million gallons),” said Minister without Portfolio in the...
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