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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.

NWC to Conduct Audit of All Water Supply Systems

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is to conduct an audit of the island’s water supply systems, to find solutions for the challenges being experienced...
Deputy Chairman of the National Water Commission (NWC), Steven Fong-Yee, addressing residents and other stakeholders during the commissioning ceremony for Section H of the NWC’s Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).
Deputy Chairman of the National Water Commission (NWC), Steven Fong-Yee, addressing residents and other stakeholders during the commissioning ceremony for Section H of the NWC’s Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).

Residents Encouraged to Access Water Through Appropriate Channels
National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for North Western St. James, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, symbolically turn on the system under Section H of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).
National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for North Western St. James, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, symbolically turn on the system under Section H of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).

NWC Improving Water Supply in Norwood, St. James
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 55th Annual Conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, on Wednesday, August 21.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 55th Annual Conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, on Wednesday, August 21.

Water Survey Soon in Schools
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (second left), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right) at a recent workshop on ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Jamaica’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also sharing in the dialogue are Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, RADA, Winston Shaw (left), and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil.
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (second left), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right) at a recent workshop on ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Jamaica’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also sharing in the dialogue are Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, RADA, Winston Shaw (left), and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil.

RADA Seeks To Implement Sustainable Water-Harvesting Techniques

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Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority, Peter Clarke
Local GovernmentWater

Volume-Based Water Abstraction Fee Effective – WRA

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says that the volume-based fee for water abstraction has been effective. The fee was implemented in April 2018 for water abstraction across all 10 of the island's hydrologic basins. It enables abstractors to vary their licences to reflect their actual usage. This will ultimately result in the abstractor saving money,...
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Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke (left); Senior Librarian and Acting Public Education Officer at the WRA, Roshelle Archer-James and Senior Hydrogeologist at the WRA, Kevin Chambers, take part in an interview with JIS News.
Local GovernmentWater

Water Resources Authority Says Sources Are Not Critically Low

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says that despite the ongoing dry spell, the nation’s water sources are not critically low. “The dry spell has been having some impact on our rivers and streams (surface water sources), and even though we are noting a decrease in rainfall, we are not at a crisis,” Mr. Clarke told...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), highlights a point during a meeting at the Minister’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (July 16) to discuss solutions to the water shortage aftecting the West Rural and East Rural St. Andrew constituencies. At right is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Gov’t Focused on Proper Maintenance of Water Supply Systems

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is working to ensure that water supply systems are properly maintained in order to improve service to citizens. The objective, he said, is to eliminate the need to truck water to communities, which has proven to be expensive and...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), addresses a meeting with political representatives from the parish of St. Thomas, and officials from the National Water Commission (NWC), Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Water Resources Authority (WRA) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), today (July 16), at his New Kingston office, to provide update on funding to truck water to drought-affected communities.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Government Approves Additional Funds to Truck Water

The Government has approved additional funds to truck water to communities affected by the drought, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Speaking with JIS News after a meeting with political representatives from St. Thomas and officials from the National Water Commission (NWC), Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL),...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a meeting of the Manchester Municipal Corporation, recently.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Minister Says More Enforcement is Needed to Protect Water Assets

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says more enforcement is needed to protect the nation’s water assets from violations. Senator Charles Jr., who was speaking with stakeholders at the Manchester Municipal Corporation recently, to address water challenges affecting communities in the parish, outlined that many times water pipelines...
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