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'Fireworks on the Waterfront' in downtown Kingston at the 17th staging of the Urban Development Corporation’s annual event celebrating the start of the New Year.

PHOTOS : Fireworks on the Waterfront in Downtown Kingston Celebrating the New Year.

  Fireworks on the Waterfront' in downtown Kingston at the 17th staging of the Urban Development Corporation’s annual event celebrating the start of the New Year.            
National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston, on December 28,
National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston, on December 28,

NWC to Seek Funding for Projects to Boost Water Supplies in KMR
National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston on Friday (December 28), to outline details of planned scheduling of water supplied to residents in sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Area, whose service has been affected.
National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston on Friday (December 28), to outline details of planned scheduling of water supplied to residents in sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Area, whose service has been affected.

NWC Implements Water Schedule for Corporate Area and Sections of St. Catherine
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke (right), and Public Relations and Administrative Manager of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton, look over the commitment letter for CHASE Fund
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke (right), and Public Relations and Administrative Manager of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton, look over the commitment letter for CHASE Fund's sponsorship of the 2018 'Fireworks on the Waterfront' in the amount of $5 million, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Public and Private Sectors Partner for Fireworks on the Waterfront
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke, gives details about the 17th staging of Fireworks on the Waterfront, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 27.
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke, gives details about the 17th staging of Fireworks on the Waterfront, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 27.

UDC Stages Fireworks on the Kingston Waterfront and in Ocho Rios

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses a ceremony for the official commissioning of the Montpelier system at the old Montpelier railway station in St. James on November 23.
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Minister Samuda Lauds Rural Water Supply Limited

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, has lauded the work of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) in completing four major projects in St. James. Valued at a cost of approximately $54 million, the projects include restoration of the Spring Gardens and Montpelier water systems and improvements to the rainwater-harvesting systems...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (third left), turns on a pipe to officially commission the Spring Gardens water system in St. James into service on November 23. (From left) are: Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of Rural Water Supply Limited, Councillor Homer Davis; Councillor for the Welcome Hall Division Gregory Wint; and Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Everest Coke.
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Citizens Urged to Pay Water Bills

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, is imploring citizens to pay their water bills, as this contributes to the continued development of the country’s water infrastructure. “I am going to appeal to those who will benefit from these systems, that when the water is supplied, you must make your contribution. You...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), turns on a pipe to officially commission the Spring Gardens water system in St. James into service on November 23. Assisting (from left) are Montego Bay Mayor and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, and Rural Water Supply Limited, which upgraded the system, Councillor Homer Davis; Councillor for the Welcome Hall Division Gregory Wint; and Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Everest Coke.
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Improved Water Supply for Residents of South St. James

More than 7,000 residents of several communities in South St. James now have access to an improved water supply, following the Rural Water Supply Limited’s (RWSL) completion of four major projects in that region at a cost of approximately $54 million. The projects include rehabilitation of the Spring Gardens water supply system; upgrading of the Montpelier water supply system; and...
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National Water Commission Corporate Public Relations Manager, Charles Buchanan.
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NWC Plans to Subsidise First 2,000 Gallons of Water

The National Water Commission (NWC), under their new Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) rate review request, intends to heavily subsidise the first 2,000 gallons of water used by customers. “According to international standards, 2,000 gallons of water is more than enough to supply the needs of the average family for a month,” Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Charles...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), addresses journalists at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in St. James on Wednesday (October 10). With the Minister are (from left) Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Trinidad and Tobago, Evan Cayetano; Division Chief, Economic Infrastructure Division at the Caribbean Development Bank in Barbados, L. O’Reilly Lewis; and Executive Chairman at the Water and Sewerage Corporation in The Bahamas, Adrian Gibson.
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Minister Highlights Importance of Water in Region

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda, says water plays a pivotal role in the development of the region’s agricultural sector. Speaking at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort...
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressing the gathering at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Montego Bay last evening (October 8).
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Review of NWC Business Model Critical to Jamaica’s Water Sector – PM Holness

The Government has commenced a review of the corporate governance and business model of the National Water Commission (NWC). The announcement was made last night (October 8) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as he gave the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Montego Bay. Mr. Holness...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at a high-level forum of Caribbean Ministers responsible for water on day two of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association’s (CWWA) 27th Conference and Exhibition at Jewel Grande Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 9.
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Minister Samuda Calls for Regional Collaboration to Improve Water Infrastructure

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, has underscored the need for a collaborative regional approach in devising strategies to address infrastructural issues that have been plaguing water sectors in Caribbean states. According to Minister Samuda, deteriorating infrastructure and climate change are impeding the ability of some regional water authorities to provide...
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