‘A big deal’

According to Jamaica Observer (General News), BOUNTY HALL, St James — Approximately 3,000 residents in Trelawny are expected to benefit from a more-than-$100-million investment by the National Water Commission (NWC) to rehabilitate Belfield well and upgrade the Bounty Hall water supply system, easing long-standing water challenges in the communities. “This project is a big deal. It represents the strategic focus of the National Water Commission and its role in poverty reduction, inflation stabilisation, and in providing a better quality of life,” Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda said while hailing the projects as a major step towards improving water access for residents. Addressing the commissioning ceremony in Bounty Hall last Thursday, Samuda argued that households freed from the expense and uncertainty of trucking water would have more money available for other essential needs, including home impro