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...

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...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has mobilised teams across Jamaica to assess its supply facilities currently out of operation, consequent on the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager, Delano Williams, told JIS News that a combination of factors caused by the hurricane resulted in some 70 per cent of customers being without water. These include the flooding...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has prepared its systems to ensure continued supply of water during and after the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager, Delano Williams, told JIS News that the Commission’s major systems will continue to operate, pointing out that storage capacity has been ramped up. “So anywhere we have a...