PHOTOS: St. Mary Pumping Station Improvement Complete
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is assisted by Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Mary South East,...
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National Water Commission Receives Seven Trucks Valued $92.6M
By: , September 28, 2022
The National Water Commission (NWC) has received seven trucks, valued approximately $92.6 million, which will significantly bolster the entity’s service delivery capability. The vehicles were handed over on Tuesday (September...
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9,000 Residents in Westmoreland Get Improved Water Supply
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Illegal Connections Affecting Operations of NWC
Efforts to provide potable water to communities islandwide are being stymied by illegal connections to National Water Commission (NWC) pipelines. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...
By: , July 22, 2022
![The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be undertaking electrification and water supply projects in Chamber’s Pen, Hanover.
“In another couple of weeks, I will be signing the contract for [electrical] installation of 150 households in Chamber’s Pen and another 150 [communities] between the Corporate Area and Portland,” portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, told JIS News.
The installation works will be undertaken as part of the Ministry’s Rural Electrification Programme (REP) being spearheaded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).
The programme aims to extend electricity to rural Jamaica as part of measures to stimulate economic and social activity, and improve the quality of life in rural communities.
So far, several rural areas across the island have been benefiting from the project.
Chamber’s Pen will also be the focus of a major water supply project.
“An extensive amount of work [will be done] to bring water to the community… and that will be done by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL),” Minister McKenzie said, while addressing a water supply commissioning ceremony in Top Aberdeen in St. Elizabeth, recently.
Chamber’s Pen is the pilot community under the Ministry’s $650-million Rural Development Programme.
The programme, which will create temporary and permanent employment opportunities across the country, includes the installation of water, electricity, Internet access, roads, sidewalks, community parks and indigent housing.
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Improved Access to Water Supply for Westmoreland Communities
Hundreds of residents of communities in Westmoreland are to see improvement in access to water supply. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that come September,...
By: , July 15, 2022
NWC Adds 9,071 New Connections
The National Water Commission (NWC) added 9,071 new connections to its network in 2021. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, 2021, the number of...
By: , July 14, 2022
NWC Expects To Surpass High-Quality Water Standards Through Partnership With International Atomic Energy Agency
For years, the National Water Commission (NWC) has been receiving accolades for its water quality, and Acting President Garth Jackson is confident this will continue based on the Commission’s collaboration...
By: , July 1, 2022
Fishers Urged To Avoid Catching Small Parrotfish
Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, is imploring fishers not to catch small parrotfish that have not yet reproduced. He notes that while he is...
By: , June 29, 2022
Work In Progress On Jamaica’s First Underwater Sculpture Park
The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James plans to establish Jamaica’s first underwater sculpture park. This is aimed at further promoting awareness about the marine and coastal environment....
By: , June 29, 2022
Perth Residents “More Than Happy” For Piped Water Supply
Residents of Perth in Manchester are overjoyed to now have access to piped water supply. This feat was achieved upon the completion of the NWC’s Waltham to Perth pipeline project...
By: , June 23, 2022
