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Senior Hydrologist with responsibility for resource monitoring and data collection at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Kevin Chambers.
Senior Hydrologist with responsibility for resource monitoring and data collection at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Kevin Chambers.

Water Resources Authority Urging Water Conservation, Anti-Pollution Practices

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is urging Jamaicans to play their part in safeguarding the country’s freshwater resources by practising water conservation and anti-pollution habits. Speaking with JIS News, Senior Hydrologist with responsibility for resource monitoring and data collection at...
Official photo of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda
Official photo of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda

34,000 Persons Benefit from NWC Amnesty
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, makes his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 27.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, makes his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 27.

Massive Investments in Water Sector
The Mona Reservoir in St Andrew at near capacity. Based on the current levels at the Hermitage and Mona storage facilities- (100% and 96.5% respectively), the NWC has lifted the Regulations for the Corporate area that have been in place during the recent drought period.  Regulations will also revert to their pre drought schedules for the Seaview system which serves Stony Hill and Jacks
The Mona Reservoir in St Andrew at near capacity. Based on the current levels at the Hermitage and Mona storage facilities- (100% and 96.5% respectively), the NWC has lifted the Regulations for the Corporate area that have been in place during the recent drought period.  Regulations will also revert to their pre drought schedules for the Seaview system which serves Stony Hill and Jacks' Hill areas as well as the Hope systems that supply water to Papine and August Town areas.  

NWC to Review Options for Expansion of Mona Reservoir and Hermitage Dam
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), is photographed on Wednesday (May 21) at the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project site in Content, St. Catherine, where excavation work is being carried out prior to the start of construction. Other participants (from left) are VINCI Construction Grands Projects Civil Works Supervisor, Abdul Khan, Project Manager, Thomas Savary, Jamaica Country Manager, Timothee Delebarre, and Director of Water, Geoffrey Desportes; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita Garvey; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Acting President, National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Kerr; Councillor, Sligoville Division, Dwight Burke; NWC Regional Manager, St. Catherine and Clarendon, Garwaine Johnson, Vice President, Enterprise Development Performance Management, Glaister Cunningham, and Water Production and Distribution Manager, André Brown; and Independent Engineer from N.O. Whyte and Associates Limited, Noel Whyte.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), is photographed on Wednesday (May 21) at the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project site in Content, St. Catherine, where excavation work is being carried out prior to the start of construction. Other participants (from left) are VINCI Construction Grands Projects Civil Works Supervisor, Abdul Khan, Project Manager, Thomas Savary, Jamaica Country Manager, Timothee Delebarre, and Director of Water, Geoffrey Desportes; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita Garvey; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Acting President, National Water Commission (NWC), Kevin Kerr; Councillor, Sligoville Division, Dwight Burke; NWC Regional Manager, St. Catherine and Clarendon, Garwaine Johnson, Vice President, Enterprise Development Performance Management, Glaister Cunningham, and Water Production and Distribution Manager, André Brown; and Independent Engineer from N.O. Whyte and Associates Limited, Noel Whyte.

Rio Cobre Treatment Plant to Boost Water Resilience in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew

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Managing Director at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

WRA Head Appointed WMO’s Region Four Panel Chair

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, has been appointed to Chair the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Association IV Hydrological and Water Coordination Panel. The appointment, which took effect in March 2025 and will last for three years, recognises his expertise, dedication, and long-standing contributions to hydrology and climate science. Mr. Clarke told JIS News that...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

NWC Offices to Open on Saturdays in May to Facilitate Amnesty Programme

The National Water Commission (NWC) will be opening its offices on Saturdays to facilitate more Jamaicans to access the entity’s amnesty programme, which ends on May 31. “We are actively trying to give room for all citizens to engage with our amnesty process,” Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said recently....
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), points to the National Water Commission (NWC) logo on one of the 30 new pickup trucks that have been acquired by the entity to improve its service delivery to customers. Occasion was the official handover ceremony at the NWC
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTransportWater

NWC Gets 30 New Pickup Trucks To Support Operational Activities

The National Water Commission (NWC) has added 30 new pickup trucks to its fleet of vehicles to boost service delivery to customers. Valued at $230 million, the vehicles will support infrastructure maintenance and operational activities across all the NWC regions. They were handed over by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (May 13) at the entity’s...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and other attendees are entertained by Head Girl at Porus Infant School in Manchester, Tiyba Simpson, during the ceremony to break ground for the construction of a unit under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme at Line View, Old Porus Road, Manchester, on May 9.
DevelopmentLocal GovernmentWater

Gov’t Identifies Land for New Water Shop in St. Toolies, Manchester

The Government has identified land for the establishment of a water shop in St. Toolies, Manchester, to serve residents of the community and its environs. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provided an update on the project while addressing the ceremony to break ground for the construction of a unit under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaks at the commissioning ceremony for the Mount Prospect water storage tank in St. Andrew West Rural, on May 8.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030Water

Several Major Infrastructure Projects to Improve Access to Potable Water

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, has outlined several major upcoming water infrastructure projects to improve access to potable water across the island. Speaking at the recent commissioning ceremony for the Mount Prospect water storage tank in St. Andrew West Rural, Mr. Samuda said the Government is currently engaged in more...
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