Telecommunications company Digicel is reporting that, as at July 29, service has been restored for 96 per cent of its mobile customers and 98 per cent of its fixed-line clientele who were impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (July 31) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House....

The NWC is aware of a video being circulated where a group of individuals directed comments toward the NWC before skating across a waterway. The company wishes to advise the public that the location highlighted in the video is not a NWC facility. Additionally, the water supply utility wishes to share a general update on the measures normally taken in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the National Water Commission (NWC) has restored water to 90 per cent of its customers whose supply was disrupted during Hurricane Beryl’s passage. Senator Samuda noted that the post-hurricane restoration effort has been particularly challenging for the remaining 10 per cent which,...

The Government is making significant investment in improving the country’s water infrastructure to ensure that all Jamaicans, particularly citizens in rural communities, have reliable access to clean and safe water. The comprehensive programme involves upgrading inadequate and aged water and sewerage systems to mitigate the negative impacts of climate variability and change, said Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced an initiative aimed at providing potable water to communities without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16), Prime Minister Holness said he has instructed the National Water Commission (NWC) to rent every available and appropriate generator to give support to communities where...

KINGSTON, July 6 (JIS): The National Water Commission (NWC) will be providing a schedule for phased service restoration to customers now without piped water in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Some 335 NWC water systems islandwide were impacted during the hurricane’s passage on Wednesday (July 3) and are out of service Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth...

NWC wishes to inform its valued customers that it restarted operations today, Friday, July 5, 2024, at some customer service locations. These parish locations are being re-opened on a phased basis, as many of our staff are still experiencing significant difficulties from the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, and electricity and internet services are not fully restored. The entity can confirm...