Samuda warns against complacency as Jamaica enters dry season
Nov 20th, 2023 | Category: Special Reports | 2:06#JamaicaGleaner NOVEMBER 20, 2023: While sections of the island continue to be drenched by heavy rainfall, Senator Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio with responsibility for water in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, has warned against complacency. “We are happy for the break from the drought, but current levels of rainfall are still concerning as we head back into a seasonally dry period,” he told The Gleaner after viewing the 30 twin-cab pickups recently acquired by the National Water Commission (NWC) at its Marescaux Road, St Andrew, headquarters on Wednesday, November 8. The minister went on to explain that vehicles would be distributed across the parishes in an equitable way with operations, technical services, waste water, quality and meter reading
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