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Content Creation and Development Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Andrew Canon

NWC Restores Supply to 83.2% of Customers

To date, 83.2 per cent of National Water Commission (NWC) customers have had their service restored, since the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Content Creation and Development Manager at the NWC, Andrew Cannon, told JIS News that the...

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, addresses post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on December 3.

Water Restored to 82% of NWC Customers

New water trucks acquired by the National Water Commission (NWC) to support the restoration of water services to communities, following the disruption caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

NWC Acquires 12 New Water Trucks

Corporate Public Relations Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Delano Williams, speaking at a daily briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston on November 24.

NWC Establishing Temporary Supply Stations in Communities

Deputy Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall.

WRA Reports Groundwater Levels in Content, Manchester, Slowly Receding After Flooding

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), in discussion with Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Tricia-Rae Rodriques.

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WRA Highlights Critical Role of GIS Technology in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Tricia-Rae Rodriques, has emphasised the vital role of GIS in Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and emergency management efforts following Hurricane Melissa. She notes that GIS is a “location science”, pointing out that “it’s a very effective tool, because it allows people to visualise what is happening.” “Once we know what...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, gives an update on Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the National Water Commission and the recovery plan, on Thursday (November 13), at a Special Press Briefing held at Jamaica House, in Kingston.

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NWC Moves Generators West to Restore Water Service Post-Hurricane Melissa

The National Water Commission (NWC) is expected to move some of the generators from its distribution systems in Clarendon and St. Catherine to western parishes over the weekend, to restore service in that section of the island. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda made the announcement on Thursday (November 13) during a Special Press Briefing at...

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, gives an update on the flooding in Content, Manchester, caused by a rise in groundwater, during a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery, held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Thursday (November 13). The WRA is also monitoring the flooding situation in various areas across central and western parishes.

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WRA Monitoring Rise in Groundwater

Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says the agency is monitoring the rise in groundwater in Content, Manchester, and other areas across central and western Jamaica that are experiencing extended flooding. Mr. Clarke gave the update on Thursday (November 13), at a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery, held at Jamaica House in Kingston. He...

6 months ago Water

NWC Restores Water to 76% of Customers

Water has been restored to 76 per cent of National Water Commission (NWC) customers whose services were disrupted during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while giving an update on the Commission’s hurricane recovery plans, at a Special Press Briefing held at Jamaica House on...

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Impact of Hurricane Melissa on NWC Operations Expected to Exceed $10 Billion

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the cost of the impact on the operations of the National Water Commission (NWC) by Hurricane Melissa is expected to exceed $10 billion. The Minister was speaking on Thursday (November 13), at a Special Press Briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on the country’s recovery efforts. Mr. Samuda...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing Tuesday’s (Nov. 11) Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

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NWC Restores Water to 72.6 Per Cent of Customers

The National Water Commission (NWC) has restored supply to 72.6 per cent of its customers across Jamaica. Providing the update during a Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11), Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said the NWC expects to get the Great River water supply pipeline in working...

Deputy Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall

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Water Levels Continue to Rise in Content Manchester

Water levels in sections of Content, Williamsfield, Manchester continue to rise following heavy rainfall before and during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Deputy Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, said the latest gauge readings indicate the highest water level recorded since monitoring began on Monday. “We are observing the gauges that we installed, the water level...