Minister with responsibility for water, Senator Matthew Samuda, says the infrastructure works aimed at improving water flow to residents and businesses in western Jamaica will begin in the next six months.
He made the clarification, following complaints from two stakeholders, that the government’s announcement to begin working on a water treatment solution in two years is inadequate given the water woes plaguing households and businesses in Westmoreland.
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Speaking on Nationwide This Morning on Friday, President of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, Elaine Allen Bradley, reiterated that the government’s slow response to the drought conditions in Negril is contributing to mounting problems for businesses.
Her sentiments were echoed by Past President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, JHTA, Evelyn Smith.
Both women added that the government’s two year timeline to resolve the water challenges in the town is too long.
But Minister Samuda says this is a misunderstanding of the government’s position.
He says the works will actually begin in the next six months.
Minister Samuda says 50% of all the water trucks operated nationally by the NWC, were at one point deployed in western Jamaica amid the dry spell.
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