Approximately 2,000 residents in the Harmons Valley area of Manchester are set to benefit from a multimillion-dollar water project, which will supply 60,000 gallons of the commodity daily. The initiative is a partnership involving the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and JAMALCO, working with the Manchester Parish Development Committee (PDC) and other stakeholders. It will deliver energy efficient water...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, on Tuesday (December 17), officially commissioned into service the $35 million Spicy Hill Pipeline Project in Trelawny. This new water infrastructure, spearheaded by the National Water Commission (NWC), will benefit approximately 1,152 residents in the growing rural community, providing them with improved access to potable...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has approved traffic changes in the rural township of Christiana, Manchester. The changes took effect yesterday, Monday, December 16, 2024. The following now obtains in Christiana. Main Street, at its intersection with the Christiana Bypass (Apple Tree Plaza) is now accommodating only motorists heading from the direction of Mandeville towards the Christiana High School. No...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is committed to ensuring a reliable water supply to Morant Bay and the growing town of East Prospect in St. Thomas Eastern says Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Michelle Charles. “To address this demand, the NWC has identified key infrastructure improvements, including rehabilitation of the relift station and upgrading of the distribution network. This will...

Approximately 3,000 residents of St. Elizabeth are benefiting from the partnership that facilitated the purchase and delivery of two generators that have been installed at the National Water Commission (NWC) Newell and Little Park facilities in the parish. The installation of the generators has significantly enhanced water service reliability for the residents of Newell, Beacon, Bluntas, Billy’s Bay, Great Bay,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to implement a three-month amnesty for customers, commencing January 2, 2025. The amnesty is for customers who have been disconnected for debts to the NWC for two years or more, who are pensioners or who are assessed as being in need based on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiary identification...

A total of 74 capital projects are currently under way between the National Water Commission (NWC) and the Rural Water Supply Limited across the country. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on November 27. He said the...