Over $500m allocated for Portland water investment, Samuda says
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Environment, Climate Change, and the Blue & Green Economies, Senator Matthew Samuda, in addressing a town hall meeting in Port Antonio Thursday night, stated a raft of water projects for Portland costing $519.4 million.
“This year we are investing $342 million in the Windsor Castle distribution system, we are in procurement for the Crystal Spring system in West Portland for a cost of $60.8 million, and we may execute the Cascade section in West Portland for $90 million and the Nonsuch in Eastern Portland for $26.6 million,” Samuda shared.
Minister Samuda added that this is a critical investment to improve the living conditions in the communities.
“This is going to improve your living experience in and out of disaster. It is a critical investment in your water resilience to reduce the impact of disaster certainly on water supply. Now is not the time for talking but for doing, so we are investing behind what we intend to do,” he said.
— Everard Owen