ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that it has not offered any land for sale or lease, contrary to statements by unscrupulous people claiming to be acting on behalf of the water supply agency.

The announcement follows reports that people in Bull Bay, Dallas and Dread Heights/Bedward Gardens of St Andrew, as well as other areas of the country, have been claiming to be representatives of the NWC in the sale or lease of various parcels of land.

NWC, in a release today, said that any such process to sell or lease NWC-owned lands would be done in a highly publicized, professional, transparent and structured process involving the Commission’s legal and properties departments.

Insisting that it will defend its properties against squatting to the full extent of the law, the NWC also reminded the public that it does not conduct cash transactions in the field and therefore any such demand must be resisted and viewed with suspicion.

The NWC urges the public to report any information on these illegal transactions to the nearest police station, 119, and the NWC’s Security Department at 929-5430-5.